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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Mean \Mean\ (m[=e]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Meant (m[e^]nt); p.
     pr. & vb. n. Meaning.] [OE. menen, AS. m[=ae]nan to recite,
     tell, intend, wish; akin to OS. m[=e]nian to have in mind,
     mean, D. meenen, G. meinen, OHG. meinan, Icel. meina, Sw.
     mena, Dan. mene, and to E. mind. [root]104. See Mind, and
     cf. Moan.]
     1. To have in the mind, as a purpose, intention, etc.; to
        intend; to purpose; to design; as, what do you mean to do?
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              What mean ye by this service ?        --Ex. xii. 26.
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              Ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto
              good.                                 --Gen. 1. 20.
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              I am not a Spaniard
              To say that it is yours and not to mean it.
                                                    --Longfellow.
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     2. To signify; to indicate; to import; to denote.
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              What mean these seven ewe lambs ?     --Gen. xxi.
                                                    29.
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              Go ye, and learn what that meaneth.   --Matt. ix.
                                                    13.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Meaning \Mean"ing\, n.
     1. That which is meant or intended; intent; purpose; aim;
        object; as, a mischievous meaning was apparent.
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              If there be any good meaning towards you. --Shak.
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     2. That which is signified, whether by act lanquage;
        signification; sense; import; as, the meaning of a hint.
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     3. Sense; power of thinking. [R.]
        [1913 Webster] -- Mean"ing*less, a. -- Mean"ing*ly,
        adv.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Mean \Mean\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Meant; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Meaning.] [OE. menen, AS. m[=ae]nan to recite, tell,
     intend, wish; akin to OS. m[=e]nian to have in mind, mean, D.
     meenen, G. meinen, OHG. meinan, Icel. meina, Sw. mena, Dan.
     mene, and to E. mind. ?. See Mind, and cf. Moan.]
     1. 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 ?        --Ex. xii. 26.
  
              Ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto
              good.                                 --Gen. 1. 20.
  
              I am not a Spaniard To say that it is yours and not
              to mean it.                           --Longfellow.
  
     2. To signify; to indicate; to import; to denote.
  
              What mean these seven ewe lambs ?     --Gen. xxi.
                                                    29.
  
              Go ye, and learn what that me?neth.   --Matt. ix.
                                                    13.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Meaning \Mean"ing\, n.
     1. That which is meant or intended; intent; purpose; aim;
        object; as, a mischievous meaning was apparent.
  
              If there be any good meaning towards you. --Shak.
  
     2. That which is signified, whether by act lanquage;
        signification; sence; import; as, the meaning of a hint.
  
     3. Sense; power of thinking. [R.] -- Mean"ing*less, a. --
        Mean"ing*ly, adv.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  meaning
       adj : rich in significance or implication; "a meaning look";
             "pregnant with meaning" [syn: meaning(a), pregnant,
              significant]
       n 1: 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 ambigtuous" [syn: significance, signification, import]
       2: the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this
          proverb?" [syn: substance]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  meaning
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 η έννοια μιας λέξης, φράσης κλπ
     2 η σημασία, το βαθύτερο νόημα, η αξία ενός πράγματος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  meaning
     n.
     1 (lb en of words, expressions or symbols)
     2 # The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word,
  expression, or symbol.
     3 # The connotation associated with a word, expression, or symbol.
     4 The purpose, value, or significance (of something) beyond the fact
  of that thing's existence.
     5 (lb en of a person's actions) intention.
     a.
     1 Having a (specified) intention.
     2 Expressing some intention or significance; meaningful.
     vb.
     (present participle of en mean nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  meaning
     n.
     1 (lb en of words, expressions or symbols)
     2 # The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word,
  expression, or symbol.
     3 # The connotation associated with a word, expression, or symbol.
     4 The purpose, value, or significance (of something) beyond the fact
  of that thing's existence.
     5 (lb en of a person's actions) intention.
     a.
     1 Having a (specified) intention.
     2 Expressing some intention or significance; meaningful.
     vb.
     (present participle of en mean nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  meaning
     n.
     1 (lb en of words, expressions or symbols)
     2 # The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word,
  expression, or symbol.
     3 # The connotation associated with a word, expression, or symbol.
     4 The purpose, value, or significance (of something) beyond the fact
  of that thing's existence.
     5 (lb en of a person's actions) intention.
     a.
     1 Having a (specified) intention.
     2 Expressing some intention or significance; meaningful.
     vb.
     (present participle of en mean nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  meaning
     n.
     1 (lb en of words, expressions or symbols)
     2 # The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word,
  expression, or symbol.
     3 # The connotation associated with a word, expression, or symbol.
     4 The purpose, value, or significance (of something) beyond the fact
  of that thing's existence.
     5 (lb en of a person's actions) intention.
     a.
     1 Having a (specified) intention.
     2 Expressing some intention or significance; meaningful.
     vb.
     (present participle of en mean nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  meaning
     Englanti n.
     1 merkitys
     2 tarkoitus
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm m ean ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  meaning
     Engelska a.
     1 menande
     2 (avledning en mean ordform=prespart)
     Engelska n.
     betydelse, innebörd
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb mean)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  meaning /mˈiːnɪŋ/
  1. bedoeling, plan
  2. beduidenis, betekenis

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Meaning /mˈiːnɪŋ/
  المعنى

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  meaning //ˈmiːnɪŋ// 
  1. значе́ние, значение 2.
  definition or connotation of a word
   3.
  symbolic value of something
  2. сми́съл
  significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life"