meaning
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- noun
- /ˈmiːnɪŋ/
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significado
- Understanding the meaning of this sign is important for safety.
- word meaning
- understand the meaning
- meaning of a text
There's no longer any real meaning to death.
- There's no longer any real meaning to death.
- It brings a whole new meaning to quick draw.
- So we think it gets to meaning more directly.
- It's a, it's, it's, it's one which has meaning and value in it.
- I think what really gives our life meaning and purpose?
- Thank you in every meaning of that word.
- And then they tell them the meaning of the gesture of the hand.
- It's drifted from the actual meaning of the word philanthropy.
- It could, it could be both that there is meaning and that there isn't.
- So if you are looking for meaning, you may never find it.
- And because of that, I'm, I'm in meaning and being in meaning.
Examples
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This hour can have but one meaning.
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Rediscovering this role was a key way for social workers to find meaning in their work.
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And he wanted to know the meaning of this book.
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Now what is then the meaning of the system?
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Find and make meaning in your time here.
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Everybody needs that, a meaning to life.
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You may lack a sense of meaning or purpose in your life.
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How did the teachers and students work together to construct meaning from the text?
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The mothers took time in their narratives to reflect on meaning, both for themselves and for others.
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In the medium of drawing, meaning resides foremost in style, expressed with the pen or stylus.
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Synonyms
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4.1
A particular meaning of a word or expression
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1.3
A short, clear explanation of what a word or phrase means
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4.3
The main idea of something said or written
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3.8
The meaning or message something has
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6.8
The meaning or importance of something
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7.7
The meaning that a word, sign, or symbol expresses
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9.9
A meaning people find in a text or speech
The idea that a word or sign shows
The idea a word gives about someone, something, or an action
One meaning of a word in a certain context
A thing a word points to in the real world, like an animal or object, not its grammar use
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A thing a word points to in the real world, like an animal or object, not its grammar use
- Specialized
A part of a word that shows its grammar role, like tense or number
How Clear
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word meaning comes from the old verb mean, which meant 'to intend' or 'to show'. So the meaning of a word is the idea or message the word 'intends' or 'shows'.