meaning

/หˆmiหnษชล‹/

IPA: /M IY1 N IH0 NG/

noun
  1. 1

    (of words or symbols) The entity, perception, feeling or concept thereby represented or evoked.

  2. 2

    The value, purpose, importance, point or significance (of something beyond the fact of that thing's existence).

    โ€œthe meaning of lifeโ€

  3. 3

    The object or concept that a word or phrase denotes, or that which a sentence says.

  4. 4

    Intention.

verb
  1. 1

    To lament.

verb
  1. 1

    To intend.

  2. 2

    To convey (a meaning).

  3. 3

    To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says).

    โ€œDoes she really mean what she said to him last night?โ€

  4. 4

    To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result).

    โ€œOne faltering step means certain death.โ€

  5. 5

    (usually with to) To be of some level of importance.

    โ€œFormality and titles mean nothing in their circle.โ€

adjective
  1. 1

    Having a (specified) intention.

  2. 2

    Expressing some intention or significance; meaningful.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/meaning