The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Mean \Mean\ (m[=e]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Meant (m[e^]nt); p.
   pr. & vb. n. Meaning.] [OE. menen, AS. m[=ae]nan to recite,
   tell, intend, wish; akin to OS. m[=e]nian to have in mind,
   mean, D. meenen, G. meinen, OHG. meinan, Icel. meina, Sw.
   mena, Dan. mene, and to E. mind. [root]104. See Mind, and
   cf. Moan.]
   1. To have in the mind, as a purpose, intention, etc.; to
      intend; to purpose; to design; as, what do you mean to do?
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            What mean ye by this service ?        --Ex. xii. 26.
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            Ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto
            good.                                 --Gen. 1. 20.
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            I am not a Spaniard
            To say that it is yours and not to mean it.
                                                  --Longfellow.
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   2. To signify; to indicate; to import; to denote.
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            What mean these seven ewe lambs ?     --Gen. xxi.
                                                  29.
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            Go ye, and learn what that meaneth.   --Matt. ix.
                                                  13.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Meaning \Mean"ing\, n.
   1. That which is meant or intended; intent; purpose; aim;
      object; as, a mischievous meaning was apparent.
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            If there be any good meaning towards you. --Shak.
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   2. That which is signified, whether by act lanquage;
      signification; sense; import; as, the meaning of a hint.
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   3. Sense; power of thinking. [R.]
      [1913 Webster] -- Mean"ing*less, a. -- Mean"ing*ly,
      adv.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

meaning
    adj 1: rich in significance or implication; "a meaning look"
           [syn: meaning(a), pregnant, significant]
    n 1: 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"
         [syn: meaning, significance, signification, import]
    2: the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this
       proverb?" [syn: meaning, substance]