meaning lietuviškai

Paaiškinimas anglų kalba

• the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted "the dictionary gave several senses for the word" "in the best sense charity is really a duty" "the signifier is linked to the signified"
• the idea that is intended "What is the meaning of this proverb?"
• 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"
• rich in significance or implication "a meaning look"
• unwilling to part with money
• (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt
• (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity "a mean person" "he left a miserly tip"
• characterized by malice "a hateful thing to do" "in a mean mood"
• having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble" - Edmund Burke "taking a mean advantage" "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort" - Shakespeare "something essentially v..."
• approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value "the average income in New England is below that of the nation" "of average height for his age" "the mean annual rainfall"