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意味 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
  • meaning noun The idea or sense that a word, action, or symbol is intended to convey.
  • sense noun One of the physical faculties — sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch — through which the body perceives the world.
  • significance noun The quality of being important or having a noticeable effect.

Senses

意味 is used for these senses in English:

  • mean (transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.
  • meaning The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol.
  • meaning The purpose, value, or significance (of something) beyond the fact of that thing's existence.
  • sense Any of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world: for humans sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste.
  • significance Meaning.

mean — full definition

  1. verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
  2. verb To convey a particular sense or significance; to signify.
  3. adj Unkind, unpleasant, or deliberately hurtful in behavior.
  4. adj Stingy or ungenerous with money or resources.
  5. noun A method or resource used to achieve a result (usually used in the plural, "means").

meaning — full definition

  1. noun The idea or sense that a word, action, or symbol is intended to convey.
  2. noun A sense of purpose or significance in life.

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