meaning

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol.
2. The connotation associated with a word, expression, or symbol.
3. The purpose, value, or significance (of something) beyond the fact of that thing's existence.
4. Intention.

Verb

present participle and gerund of mean

Adj

1. Having a (specified) intention.
2. Expressing some intention or significance; meaningful.

Concepts

signification

sens

intention

acception

propos

dessein

importance

sense

explication

sen|sens

moral

fond

teneur

cause

circonstances

raison

but

idée principale

motif

opinion

sens profond

traduction

enceinte

significatif

substance

importation

importer

intérêt

signifiance

c’est-à-dire

plan

programme

projet

connotation

implication

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmiːnɪŋ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English mening, menyng, equivalent to mean + -ing. Cognate with Scots mening (“intent, purpose, sense, meaning”), West Frisian miening (“opinion, mind”), Dutch mening (“view, opinion, judgement”), German Meinung (“opinion, view, mind, idea”), Danish and Swedish mening (“meaning, sense, sentence, opinion”), Icelandic meining (“meaning”).