meaning
US: /ˈminɪŋ/
UK: /mˈiːnɪŋ/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
meaning /'mi:niɳ/- danh từ
- nghĩa, ý nghĩa
- what is the meaning of this word?: từ này nghĩa là gì?
- with meaning: có ý nghĩa, đầy ý nghĩa
- nghĩa, ý nghĩa
- tính từ
- có ý nghĩa, đầy ý nghĩa
- a meaning look: một cái nhìn đầy ý nghĩa
- có ý nghĩa, đầy ý nghĩa
Advanced English dictionary
noun, adjective+ noun
of sound / word / sign
1 ~ (of sth) [U, C] 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!
of what sb says / does
2 [U, C] the things or ideas that sb 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.
of feeling / experience
3 the real importance of a feeling or experience: With Anna he learned the meaning of love.
of book / painting
4 [U, C] 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.
sense of purpose
5 [U] 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.
+ adjective [usually before noun] (rare) = MEANINGFUL
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 sense, import, content, signification, denotation, message, substance, gist:
The meaning of the word 'lucid' is clear.
2 purport, implication, drift, spirit, connotation, significance, intention:
You understand my meaning, so I need not explain.
3 interpretation, explanation:
What is the meaning of my dream about being attacked by my philodendron?
Collocation
1 what sth means
ADJ.
clear, exact, precise
The context makes the meaning clear. What is the exact meaning of this phrase?
| correct, true | original | double, hidden
There's often a double meaning in jokes and riddles. I'm sure there's no hidden meaning in what he says.
| figurative, metaphorical, symbolic | literal
VERB + MEANING
get, grasp, understand
I can't grasp the meaning of this quotation.
| decipher, interpret, work out
Historians are trying to decipher the meaning of the documents.
| assign, attribute
She assigns a meaning to his words they just didn't have.
| bear, carry, have
Some of the symbols carry meaning and some just represent sounds. a word that has more than one meaning
| take on
The word ‘gay’ took on its modern meaning in the 1960s.
| communicate, convey, express
PREP.
in a/the ~
ambiguity in the meaning of a phrase
| with a/the ~
I am using the word with its original meaning.
| ~ behind
the meaning behind an event
PHRASES
a nuance/shade of meaning
It is difficult for a non-Italian to grasp all the nuances of meaning.
2 purpose/importance
ADJ.
deep, real, true
She's searching for the deeper meaning of life.
| spiritual
He found spiritual meaning through religion.
VERB + MEANING
have
Her work no longer had any meaning for her.
| find | lose
After his death, she felt life had lost all meaning.
| give sth
Falling in love gave meaning to his life.
PREP.
without ~
Young people can feel that life is without meaning.
Concise dictionary
meanings'miːnɪŋnoun
+the message that is intended or expressed or signified
+the idea that is intended
adj.
+rich in significance or implication
meant|means|meaning|meaner|meanestmiːn
noun
+an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n
verb
+mean or intend to express or convey
+have as a logical consequence
+denote or connote
+have in mind as a purpose
+have a specified degree of importance
+intend to refer to
+destine or designate for a certain purpose
adj.
+approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
+characterized by malice
+having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
+excellent
+marked by poverty befitting a beggar
+(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity
+(used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
+of no value or worth
