Meaning

  • 11Meaning — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Idea to be conveyed. >Thing signified. < N PARAG:Meaning >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 meaning meaning Sgm: N 1 signification signification significance Sgm: N 1 sense sense expression Sgm: N 1 import import …

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  • 12meaning — mean|ing W1S2 [ˈmi:nıŋ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(of a word/sign etc)¦ 2¦(ideas in speech/book etc)¦ 3 what s the meaning of this? 4¦(purpose/special quality)¦ 5¦(true nature)¦ 6 (not) know the meaning of something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(OF A WORD/SIGN ETC)¦ [U and C] …

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  • 13meaning — I UK [ˈmiːnɪŋ] / US [ˈmɪnɪŋ] noun Word forms meaning : singular meaning plural meanings *** 1) [countable/uncountable] the thing, action, feeling, idea etc that a word or words represent Move this word and you change the meaning of the sentence.… …

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  • 14meaning — mean|ing1 [ minıŋ ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount the thing, action, feeling, idea, etc. that a word or words represent: Move this word and you change the meaning of the sentence. get/catch someone s meaning (=understand what they are saying): I …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 15meaning — meaningly, adv. meaningness, n. /mee ning/, n. 1. what is intended to be, or actually is, expressed or indicated; signification; import: the three meanings of a word. 2. the end, purpose, or significance of something: What is the meaning of life? …

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  • 16meaning — 1 / mi:nIN/ noun 1 OF A WORD/SIGN ETC (C, U) the thing or idea that a word, expression, or sign represents (+ of): Can you explain the meaning of this word? | The expression has two very different meanings in English. 2 OF WHAT SB SAYS (U) the… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17meaning — n. 1) to misconstrue a meaning 2) an accepted; basic; clear; connotative; double, equivocal; figurative; literal; obscure meaning 3) grammatical; lexical; referential meaning 4) in a meaning (in the accepted meaning of the word) * * * [ miːnɪŋ]… …

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  • 18meaning — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Significance Nouns 1. meaning, significance, signification, force; sense, expression; import, purport, implication, drift, tenor, spirit, bearing; scope, purpose, aim, intent, intention, object, thrust;… …

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  • 19meaning — [[t]mi͟ːnɪŋ[/t]] ♦♦♦ meanings 1) N VAR The meaning of a word, expression, or gesture is the thing or idea that it refers to or represents and which can be explained using other words. I hadn t a clue to the meaning of activism ... I became more… …

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  • 20meaning — mean•ing [[t]ˈmi nɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) what is intended to be or actually is expressed or indicated; import: the three meanings of a word[/ex] 2) the end, purpose, or significance of something 3) intentioned (usu. used in combination): a well meaning… …

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