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IPA transcription: ['minɪŋz]
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Noun
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the message that is intended or expressed or signified
“what is the meaning of this sentence”
“the significance of a red traffic light”
“the signification of Chinese characters”
“the import of his announcement was ambiguous”
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the idea that is intended
“What is the meaning of this proverb?”
Verb
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mean or intend to express or convey
“You never understand what I mean!”
“what do his words intend?”
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have as a logical consequence
“The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers”
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have in mind as a purpose
“I mean no harm”
“I only meant to help you”
“She didn't think to harm me”
“We thought to return early that night”
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denote or connote
“`maison' means `house' in French”
“An example sentence would show what this word means”
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intend to refer to
“I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France”
“Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!”
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have a specified degree of importance
“My ex-husband means nothing to me”
“Happiness means everything”
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destine or designate for a certain purpose
“These flowers were meant for you”
Usage examples
- The designation has different meanings in Hinduism, Buddhism and secular contexts.
- "Interaction" has different tailored meanings in various sciences.
- An acronym may have different meanings in different areas of industry, writing, and scholarship.
- In his early childhood, he was inclined towards the esoteric meanings of Islam.
- However, there are few affixes with adverbial or modal meanings.
- The meanings of these names depend on the kanji used to write them.
- The term is used in many different fields, with various meanings.
- As a result, the term "city" began to take on two meanings.
- The addition of such meanings introduces complexity into the coding system.
- The term "Hindustan" currently has different meanings.