смысл — meaning in English

English meaning

• gist noun The main point or essential meaning of something longer or more complicated.
• import noun A product or good brought into a country from abroad for sale.
• meaning noun The idea or sense that a word, action, or symbol is intended to convey.
• point noun The sharp or narrow end of something.
• 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

смысл is used for these senses in English:

• gist (countable) The main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter; the crux, the heart, the pith.
• import (uncountable) Clipping of importance.
• 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.
• point A focus of conversation or consideration; the main idea.
• point A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful. [from 14th c.]
• sense (semantics, lexicography) A single conventional use of a word; one of the entries or definitions for a word in a dictionary.
• sense (pragmatics) The way that a referent is presented.

import — full definition

1. noun A product or good brought into a country from abroad for sale.
2. verb To bring goods into a country from abroad, especially for sale or trade.
3. verb To bring data or a file into a software program from another source.
4. verb (formal) To be important or significant.

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