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meaningful

US /ˈminɪŋfəl/

adjective Advanced · C1 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

having a meaning or purpose

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

She wants a meaningful job where she can help other people.

Word Family

NounNoun
meaningfulness
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
meaningful gốc
AdverbAdv
meaningfully

Synonyms

  • significantimportant in effect or meaning
  • purposefulserving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goal
  • substantiveany word or group of words functioning as a noun

Collocations

  • Easy meaningful gift
    describing meaningful gift (having a meaning or purpose)
  • Medium make a meaningful contribution
    to create, produce, or cause regarding a meaningful contribution
  • Hard constructive and meaningful dialogue with investors
    describing constructive and meaningful dialogue with investors (constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development)
  • Very Hard forge deeply meaningful strategic alliances
    to forge deeply meaningful strategic alliances, meaning to create by hammering

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