Meaning most commonly combines with of, while other prepositions depend on context and structure.
Use meaning of to ask what a word, sign, or action represents. Meaning for refers to importance or value for someone. In meaning appears in comparisons such as similar in meaning.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Meaning of is the standard pattern when asking for or describing definitions.
Use meaning for when something has significance to someone.
In meaning commonly appears in comparison structures.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
In meaning is mainly used in comparisons, not for definitions.
✕ What is the in meaning of this word? ✓ What is the meaning of this word?For meaning is not the standard phrase for definitions.
✕ She explained the for meaning of the sign. ✓ She explained the meaning of the sign.Meaning usually takes of before the thing being defined.
✕ I know the meaning this expression. ✓ I know the meaning of this expression.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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Yes. It is the standard structure for definitions and explanations.
Usually no. It normally follows words like similar, different, or identical.
It expresses emotional, symbolic, or personal significance for someone.
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