ADJ
- clear, exact, precise
- The context makes the meaning clear. What is the exact meaning of this phrase?
- correct, true
- original
- double, hidden
- There's often a double meaning in jokes and riddles. I'm sure there's no hidden meaning in what he says
- figurative, metaphorical, symbolic
- literal
VERB + MEANING
- get, grasp, understand
- I can't grasp the meaning of this quotation
- decipher, interpret, work out
- Historians are trying to decipher the meaning of the documents
- assign, attribute
- She assigns a meaning to his words they just didn't have
- bear, carry, have
- Some of the symbols carry meaning and some just represent sounds. a word that has more than one meaning
- take on
- The word 'gay' took on its modern meaning in the 1960s
- communicate, convey, express
PREP
- in a/the ~
- ambiguity in the meaning of a phrase
- with a/the ~
- I am using the word with its original meaning
- ~ behind
- the meaning behind an event
PHRASES
- a nuance/shade of meaning
- It is difficult for a non-Italian to grasp all the nuances of meaning
ADJ
- deep, real, true
- She's searching for the deeper meaning of life
- spiritual
- He found spiritual meaning through religion
VERB + MEANING
- have
- Her work no longer had any meaning for her
- find
- lose
- After his death, she felt life had lost all meaning
- give sth
- Falling in love gave meaning to his life
PREP
- without ~
- Young people can feel that life is without meaning