Noun

• S: (n) meaning, significance, signification, import (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 ambiguous"
• S: (n) meaning, substance (the idea that is intended) "What is the meaning of this proverb?"
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form

Verb

• S: (v) mean, intend (mean or intend to express or convey) "You never understand what I mean!"; "what do his words intend?"
• S: (v) entail, imply, mean (have as a logical consequence) "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"
• S: (v) mean, intend, signify, stand for (denote or connote) "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"
• S: (v) intend, mean, think (have in mind as a purpose) "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night"
• S: (v) mean (have a specified degree of importance) "My ex-husband means nothing to me"; "Happiness means everything"
• S: (v) think of, have in mind, mean (intend to refer to) "I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France"; "Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!"
• S: (v) mean (destine or designate for a certain purpose) "These flowers were meant for you"

Adjective

• S: (adj) meaning, pregnant, significant (rich in significance or implication) "a meaning look"; "a significant silence"