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/mˈinɪŋ/ Listen

noun

Meaning n.

That which is meant or intended; intent; purpose; aim; object; as, a mischievous meaning was apparent. "If there be any good meaning towards you."

That which is signified, whether by act lanquage; signification; sense; import; as, the meaning of a hint.

Sense; power of thinking. (R.)

verb

Mean v. t. (past & past part. meant; pres. part. meaning)

To have in the mind, as a purpose, intention, etc.; to intend; to purpose; to design; as, what do you mean to do? "What mean ye by this service?" "Ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good." "I am not a Spaniard To say that it is yours and not to mean it."

To signify; to indicate; to import; to denote. "What mean these seven ewe lambs?" "Go ye, and learn what that meaneth."

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Etymology of 'Meaning'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Meaning" Quotes from Famous Books

... very much to come," said Maxwell, soberly, but with a latent doubt of her meaning, ...

— The Story of a Play - A Novel • W. D. Howells

... was looking at me so intently that I searched his words for some hidden meaning; but I could ...

— The Mutineers • Charles Boardman Hawes

... Hollis gravely, trying to repress a thrill of satisfaction; "of course you couldn't marry him." He understood now the meaning of Dunlavey's words to her in Dry Bottom. "If you wasn't such a damn prude," he had said. He looked at the girl with a sudden, grim smile. "He said something about running you and your brother out of the country," he said; "of course you won't allow ...

— The Coming of the Law • Charles Alden Seltzer

... has taken place, and that is going to take place—in the future. And that change is the very stuff of which life consists (not that change is taking place at this moment, but that this moment is change), that means another revolution in the world of thought, and it gives to life a fresh meaning. No one has, as it appears to me, placed such emphasis upon this as has Henri Bergson. It is not that he emphasizes the mere fact of the evolution of society and of all human relations. That, he, and we, may well take for granted. It has surely been amply demonstrated and illustrated ...

— The Trade Union Woman • Alice Henry

... Tom replied with meaning; while, humour getting the upper hand thanks to certain memories, ...

— Deadham Hard • Lucas Malet

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