Collocations for meaning - noun

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

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

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

a nuance/shade of meaning
It is difficult for a non-Italian to grasp all the nuances of meaning.

deep, real, true
She''s searching for the deeper meaning of life.

spiritual
He found spiritual meaning through religion.

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.

without ~
Young people can feel that life is without meaning.