significar — meaning in English

English meaning

• denote verb To be a sign or indication of something.
• mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
• portend verb To serve as a warning or omen of.
• signify verb To be a sign of; to indicate or represent something.

Senses

significar is used for these senses in English:

• denote (transitive) To refer to literally; to convey as objective meaning.
• mean (transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.
• portend (transitive) To signify; to denote.
• signify To mean; to betoken.
• stand for (idiomatic) To mean; to symbolize; to represent.

denote — full definition

1. verb To be a sign or indication of something.
2. verb To mean or represent something literally, as a word or symbol does.

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").

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