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meaning(noun)BrE / ˈmiːnɪŋ / NAmE / ˈmiːnɪŋ / - the thing or idea that a sound, word, sign, etc. represents
- What's the meaning of this word?
- Words often have several meanings.
- ‘Honesty’? He doesn't know the meaning of the word!
- the things or ideas that somebody wishes to communicate to you by what they say or do
- I don't quite get your meaning (= understand what you mean to say).
- What's the meaning of this? I explicitly told you not to leave the room.
- the real importance of a feeling or experience
- With Anna he learned the meaning of love.
- the ideas that a writer, artist, etc. wishes to communicate through a book, painting, etc.
- several layers of meaning
- There are, of course, deeper meanings in the poem.
- the quality or sense of purpose that makes you feel that your life is valuable
- Her life seemed to have lost all meaning.
- Having a child gave new meaning to their lives.
Extra Examples- As parents, our lives acquired new meaning.
- Falling in love gave meaning to his life.
- For him, art held little intrinsic meaning.
- He explores the deeper cultural meaning of ‘home’.
- He found spiritual meaning through religion.
- Her work no longer had any meaning for her.
- Historians are trying to decipher the meaning of the documents.
- I am using the word with its original meaning.
- I can’t grasp the meaning of this quotation.
- I think you misunderstood my meaning.
- I’m sure there’s no hidden meaning in what he says.
- It is difficult for a non-Italian to grasp all the nuances of meaning.
- She assigns a meaning to his words they just didn’t have.
- She’s searching for the deeper meaning of life.
- Some of the symbols carry meaning and some just represent sounds.
- That night redefined the meaning of the word ‘love’ to him.
- The context largely determines the meaning.
- The context makes the meaning clear.
- The copy editor uses her skill to clarify the meaning.
- The movie ends with scenes that are supposed to leave us pondering its meaning.
- The word ‘gay’ took on its modern meaning in the 1960s.
- There’s often a double meaning in jokes and riddles.
- These translation errors alter the meaning of the sentence.
- What is the exact meaning of this phrase?
- You can’t sit around contemplating the meaning of life all day.
- Young people can feel that life is without meaning.
- a word that has more than one meaning
- ambiguity in the meaning of a phrase
- the meaning behind an event
- I don’t quite get your meaning.
- The text manages to convey multiple layers of meaning.
- What’s the meaning of this? I explicitly told you not to leave the room.
Word Origin- late Middle English: verbal noun from mean (verb).
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