meaning

CEFRA2

/ˈmiː.nɪŋ/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The idea or message that something expresses.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The connotation associated with a word, expression, or symbol.

Examples

  • Can you make out the meaning easily?

  • You are still asking yourself what the meaning of life is?

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈmɪi.nɪŋ]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

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

  2. The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. present participle and gerund of mean

More examples

In context

  • What's the meaning of this word?

  • The number of persons attending the vigil had a lot of meaning to the families.

  • the meaning of life

Synonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The blank of the strange symbol was unknown to the archaeologists studying it.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English mening, menyng, equivalent to mean + -ing. Cognate with Scots mening (“intent, purpose, sense, meaning”), West Frisian miening (“opinion, mind”), Dutch mening (“view, opinion, judgement”), German Meinung (“opinion, view, mind, idea”), Danish and Swedish mening (“meaning, sense, sentence, opinion”), Icelandic meining (“meaning”).