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{
"derived": [
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "and I don't mean maybe"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "how do you mean"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "if you see what I mean"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "I mean"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "like one means it"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "mean business"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "mean everything to"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "mean the whole world to"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "mean the world to"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "mean to"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "mean to say"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "mean well"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "nah mean"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "no means no"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "this means war"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "treat 'em mean to keep 'em keen"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "well-meaning"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "what does … mean"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "what do you mean"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "y'all means all"
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{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "you know what I mean"
}
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"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "menen",
"4": "",
"5": "to intend; remember; lament; comfort"
},
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"name": "inh"
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"3": "mǣnan",
"4": "",
"5": "to mean, complain"
},
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"2": "gmw-pro",
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},
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"3": "*mainijaną",
"4": "",
"5": "to mean, think; complain"
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},
{
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"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*meyn-",
"4": "",
"5": "to think"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *meyn- (“to think”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
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"2": "ine-pro",
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},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *meyno-",
"name": "der"
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"3": "*mey-"
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"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *mey-",
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},
{
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"2": "miene",
"3": "",
"4": "to deem, think"
},
"expansion": "West Frisian miene (“to deem, think”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ofs",
"2": "mēna",
"t": "to signify"
},
"expansion": "Old Frisian mēna (“to signify”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "menen",
"3": "",
"4": "to believe, think, mean"
},
"expansion": "Dutch menen (“to believe, think, mean”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "dum",
"2": "menen",
"t": "to think, intend"
},
"expansion": "Middle Dutch menen (“to think, intend”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "meinen",
"t": "to think, mean, believe"
},
"expansion": "German meinen (“to think, mean, believe”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "osx",
"2": "mēnian"
},
"expansion": "Old Saxon mēnian",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sga",
"2": "mían",
"3": "",
"4": "wish, desire"
},
"expansion": "Old Irish mían (“wish, desire”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "pl",
"2": "mienić",
"t": "to signify, believe"
},
"expansion": "Polish mienić (“to signify, believe”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fi",
"2": "mainita",
"t": "to mention"
},
"expansion": "Finnish mainita (“to mention”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fi",
"2": "meinata",
"t": "to mean, to plan, to intend"
},
"expansion": "Finnish meinata (“to mean, to plan, to intend”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "et",
"2": "mainima",
"t": "to mention"
},
"expansion": "Estonian mainima (“to mention”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "se",
"2": "máinnastit",
"t": "to tell"
},
"expansion": "Northern Sami máinnastit (“to tell”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English menen (“to intend; remember; lament; comfort”), from Old English mǣnan (“to mean, complain”), Proto-West Germanic *mainijan, from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną (“to mean, think; complain”), from Proto-Indo-European *meyn- (“to think”), or perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *meyno-, extended form of Proto-Indo-European *mey-.\nGermanic cognates include West Frisian miene (“to deem, think”) (Old Frisian mēna (“to signify”)), Dutch menen (“to believe, think, mean”) (Middle Dutch menen (“to think, intend”)), German meinen (“to think, mean, believe”), Old Saxon mēnian. Indo-European cognates include Old Irish mían (“wish, desire”) and Polish mienić (“to signify, believe”). Non-Indo-European cognates include Finnish mainita (“to mention”), Finnish meinata (“to mean, to plan, to intend”) Estonian mainima (“to mention”), Northern Sami máinnastit (“to tell”). Related to moan.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "means",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "meaning",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "meant",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "meant",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
],
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"2": "meaning",
"3": "meant"
},
"expansion": "mean (third-person singular simple present means, present participle meaning, simple past and past participle meant)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "I didn't mean to knock your tooth out.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "I mean to go to Baddeck this summer.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "I meant to take the car in for a smog check, but it slipped my mind.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "The authors meant a challenge to the status quo.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire, London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act III, scene iii:",
"text": "Doo not my captaines and my ſouldiers looke\nAs if they meant to conquer Affrica?",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To intend.",
"To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention."
],
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"links": [
[
"intend",
"intend"
],
[
"plan",
"plan"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"To intend.",
"(transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
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"_dis": "6 11 5 4 26 4 7 4 6 4 24",
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"name": "Terms with Chickasaw translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "5 10 8 6 24 4 6 4 8 3 20",
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"name": "Terms with Hindi translations",
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"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "5 11 5 5 24 4 6 4 13 3 20",
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"name": "Terms with Lao translations",
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{
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"_dis": "5 11 6 4 24 5 6 5 9 3 21",
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{
"_dis": "5 11 6 4 24 4 6 4 11 3 22",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Yiddish translations",
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}
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Don't be angry; she meant well.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To intend.",
"To have as intentions of a given kind."
],
"id": "en-mean-en-verb-0LiKvwB5",
"raw_glosses": [
"To intend.",
"(intransitive) To have as intentions of a given kind."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "18 51 9 6 3 2 5 1 3 1",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "imam namerenie",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "имам намерение"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 51 9 6 3 2 5 1 3 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "bedoelen"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 51 9 6 3 2 5 1 3 1",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "menen"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 51 9 6 3 2 5 1 3 1",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "intenci"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 51 9 6 3 2 5 1 3 1",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "tarkoittaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 51 9 6 3 2 5 1 3 1",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "querer"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 51 9 6 3 2 5 1 3 1",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hitkavvén",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "הִתְכַּוֵּן"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 51 9 6 3 2 5 1 3 1",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "akar"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 51 9 6 3 2 5 1 3 1",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "meina"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 51 9 6 3 2 5 1 3 1",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "ætla"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 51 9 6 3 2 5 1 3 1",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "intendere"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 51 9 6 3 2 5 1 3 1",
"alt": "いとする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ito suru",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "意図する"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 51 9 6 3 2 5 1 3 1",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "suru tsumori",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "するつもり"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 51 9 6 3 2 5 1 3 1",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "uidohada",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "의도(意圖)하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 51 9 6 3 2 5 1 3 1",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "chcieć"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 51 9 6 3 2 5 1 3 1",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "querer"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 51 9 6 3 2 5 1 3 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sobirátʹsja",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "собира́ться"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 51 9 6 3 2 5 1 3 1",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "namerevátʹsja",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "намерева́ться"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 51 9 6 3 2 5 1 3 1",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "proponerse"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 51 9 6 3 2 5 1 3 1",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "mena"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 51 9 6 3 2 5 1 3 1",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "ardhaṁ ēmiṭi",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "అర్ధం ఏమిటి"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 51 9 6 3 2 5 1 3 1",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "plânlamak"
},
{
"_dis1": "18 51 9 6 3 2 5 1 3 1",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zbyrátysja",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "збира́тися"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Actually this desk was meant for the subeditor.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "Man was not meant to question such things.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To intend.",
"To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine."
],
"id": "en-mean-en-verb-SxF-QMQG",
"links": [
[
"intend",
"intend"
],
[
"predestine",
"predestine"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"To intend.",
"(transitive, usually in passive) To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine."
],
"tags": [
"passive",
"regional",
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "11 12 36 11 13 1 3 0 13 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to intend (something) for a given purpose or fate",
"word": "bedoelen"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 12 36 11 13 1 3 0 13 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to intend (something) for a given purpose or fate",
"word": "tarkoittaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 12 36 11 13 1 3 0 13 0",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "ye'éd",
"sense": "to intend (something) for a given purpose or fate",
"word": "יֵעֵד"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 12 36 11 13 1 3 0 13 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to intend (something) for a given purpose or fate",
"word": "szán"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 12 36 11 13 1 3 0 13 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to intend (something) for a given purpose or fate",
"word": "essere fatto per"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 12 36 11 13 1 3 0 13 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prednaznačatʹ",
"sense": "to intend (something) for a given purpose or fate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "предназначать"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 12 36 11 13 1 3 0 13 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prednaznačitʹ",
"sense": "to intend (something) for a given purpose or fate",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "предназначить"
},
{
"_dis1": "11 12 36 11 13 1 3 0 13 0",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to intend (something) for a given purpose or fate",
"word": "inilaan"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Your reasoning seems needlessly abstruse, complex, and verbose for me. I mean, could you dumb it down for my sake?",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To intend.",
"To intend an ensuing comment or statement as an explanation."
],
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"links": [
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"intend",
"intend"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"To intend.",
"(transitive) To intend an ensuing comment or statement as an explanation."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
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{
"text": "The sky is red this morning—does that mean we're in for a storm?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "2013 May, China (Lonely Planet), 13th edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, page https://archive.org/details/travel-guides-lp/china-13/page/n185/:",
"text": "There are four weekly services to Pyongyang (; Pingrang; hard-sleeper ¥1164-1214, soft-sleeper ¥1692-1737). The K27 and K28 both leave twice a week from Beijing Train Station, meaning there’s a train on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2013 June 1, “A better waterworks”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 5 (Technology Quarterly):",
"text": "An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To convey (a meaning).",
"To convey (a given sense); to signify, or indicate (an object or idea)."
],
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[
"signify",
"signify"
],
[
"indicate",
"indicate"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"To convey (a meaning).",
"(transitive) To convey (a given sense); to signify, or indicate (an object or idea)."
],
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"sense": "convey, signify, indicate",
"word": "convey"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 2 1 40 25 25 1 2 1",
"sense": "convey, signify, indicate",
"word": "indicate"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 2 1 40 25 25 1 2 1",
"sense": "convey, signify, indicate",
"word": "signify"
},
{
"_dis1": "12 12 12 12 19 15 15 1 2 0",
"sense": "want or intend to convey",
"word": "imply"
},
{
"_dis1": "12 12 12 12 19 15 15 1 2 0",
"sense": "want or intend to convey",
"word": "mean to say"
}
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
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{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʕanā",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "عَنَى"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "qaṣada",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "قَصَدَ"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "esan nahi izan"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "adierazi"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "označavam",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "означавам"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "voler dir"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "significar"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "cic",
"lang": "Chickasaw",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "aachi"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "... de yìsi shì ...",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "……的意思是……"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "znamenat"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "mene"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "bedoelen"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "willen zeggen"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "betekenen"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "signifi"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "merkitä"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "tarkoittaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "vouloir dire"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "signifier"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "querer dicir"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "significar"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "meinen"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "beabsichtigen"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "simaíno",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "σημαίνω"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "sēmaínō",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "σημαίνω"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hitkaven",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "התכוון"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "arthāt",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "अर्थात"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "jelent"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "meina"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "þýða"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "merkitä"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "tähentää"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "ia",
"lang": "Interlingua",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "significar"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "volere dire"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "significare"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"alt": "いみする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "imi suru",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "意味する"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "cɑŋ tʰaa",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "ចង់ថា"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "cɑŋ ni’yiey",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "ចង់និយាយ"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "km",
"english": "mien ney",
"lang": "Khmer",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "មានន័យ"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "uimihada",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "의미(意味)하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "significo"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "reikšti"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "mǣnan"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "ġetācnian"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "znaczyć"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "significar"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "querer dizer"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "vrea să spună"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "semnifica"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "imétʹ v vidú",
"sense": "to signify",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "име́ть в виду́"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "querer decir"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "significar"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "mena"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "betyda"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "syfta på"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "mangahulugan"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "ipakahulugan"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "phalitamu",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "ఫలితము"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "măai tĕung",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "หมายถึง"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "demek istemek"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "kastetmek"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "máty na uvázi",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "ма́ти на ува́зі"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "có nghĩa là"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "sinifyî"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "voleur dire"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "golygu"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 4 2 45 33 4 1 4 2",
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "bataytn",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "באַטײַטן"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "What does this hieroglyph mean?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "2010, Alexander Humez, Nicholas Humez, Rob Flynn, Short Cuts: A Guide to Oaths, Ring Tones, Ransom Notes, Famous Last Words, and Other Forms of Minimalist Communication, Oxford University Press US, →ISBN, page 33:",
"text": "A term should be included if it's likely that someone would run across it and want to know what it means. This in turn leads to the somewhat more formal guideline of including a term if it is attested and idiomatic.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To convey (a meaning).",
"Of a word, symbol etc: to have reference to, to signify."
],
"id": "en-mean-en-verb-XdMNogeC",
"links": [
[
"signify",
"signify"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"To convey (a meaning).",
"(transitive) Of a word, symbol etc: to have reference to, to signify."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "5 9 5 4 21 4 18 4 8 3 18",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Azerbaijani translations",
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},
{
"_dis": "5 9 5 4 21 4 18 4 8 3 18",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Estonian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "4 8 8 8 19 4 18 5 8 3 16",
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"parents": [],
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{
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"parents": [],
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],
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "He is a little different, if you know what I mean.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To convey (a meaning).",
"Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude."
],
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"links": [
[
"express",
"express"
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[
"imply",
"imply"
],
[
"hint",
"hint"
],
[
"allude",
"allude"
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],
"raw_glosses": [
"To convey (a meaning).",
"(transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "16 16 16 16 3 3 27 1 1 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude",
"word": "tarkoittaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 16 16 16 3 3 27 1 1 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude",
"word": "entendre"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 16 16 16 3 3 27 1 1 0",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ennoó",
"sense": "to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude",
"word": "εννοώ"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 16 16 16 3 3 27 1 1 0",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hitkavvén",
"sense": "to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude",
"word": "הִתְכַּוֵּן"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 16 16 16 3 3 27 1 1 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude",
"word": "ért"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 16 16 16 3 3 27 1 1 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude",
"word": "gondol"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 16 16 16 3 3 27 1 1 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude",
"word": "céloz"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 16 16 16 3 3 27 1 1 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude",
"word": "intendere"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 16 16 16 3 3 27 1 1 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude",
"word": "mieć na myśli"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Does she really mean what she said to him last night?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "Say what you mean and mean what you say.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says)."
],
"id": "en-mean-en-verb-xu5S39sl",
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[
"conviction",
"conviction"
]
],
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"(transitive) To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says)."
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "5 4 4 3 5 3 3 69 5 1",
"sense": "have conviction in what one says",
"word": "be serious"
}
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "5 4 4 2 4 2 2 71 5 0",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to have conviction in what one says",
"word": "nəzərdə tutmaq"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 4 2 4 2 2 71 5 0",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to have conviction in what one says",
"word": "voler dir"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 4 2 4 2 2 71 5 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to have conviction in what one says",
"word": "menen"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 4 2 4 2 2 71 5 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to have conviction in what one says",
"word": "tarkoittaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 4 2 4 2 2 71 5 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to have conviction in what one says",
"word": "vihjata"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 4 2 4 2 2 71 5 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to have conviction in what one says",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "meinata"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 4 2 4 2 2 71 5 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to have conviction in what one says",
"word": "meinen"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 4 2 4 2 2 71 5 0",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hitkavvén",
"sense": "to have conviction in what one says",
"word": "הִתְכַּוֵּן"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 4 2 4 2 2 71 5 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to have conviction in what one says",
"word": "komolyan gondol"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 4 2 4 2 2 71 5 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to have conviction in what one says",
"word": "intendere"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 4 2 4 2 2 71 5 0",
"alt": "いみする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "imi suru",
"sense": "to have conviction in what one says",
"word": "意味する"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 4 2 4 2 2 71 5 0",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "uimihada",
"sense": "to have conviction in what one says",
"word": "의미(意味)하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 4 2 4 2 2 71 5 0",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to have conviction in what one says",
"word": "mǣnan"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 4 2 4 2 2 71 5 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to have conviction in what one says",
"word": "falar sério"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 4 2 4 2 2 71 5 0",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to have conviction in what one says",
"word": "am convingerea"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 4 2 4 2 2 71 5 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "imétʹ v vidú",
"sense": "to have conviction in what one says",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "име́ть в виду́"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 4 2 4 2 2 71 5 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "dúmatʹ",
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"code": "tr",
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"word": "kastetmek"
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"ref": "2012 May 19, Paul fletcher, “Blackpool 1-2 West Ham”, in BBC Sport:",
"text": "It was a goal that meant West Ham won on their first appearance at Wembley in 31 years, in doing so becoming the first team since Leicester in 1996 to bounce straight back to the Premier League through the play-offs.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2014 June 14, “It's a gas”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8891:",
"text": "One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains.[…]But out of sight is out of mind. And that, together with the inherent yuckiness of the subject, means that many old sewers have been neglected and are in dire need of repair.",
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{
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"word": "lead to"
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}
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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to result in; bring about",
"word": "betekenen"
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{
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"lang": "Esperanto",
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"word": "signifi"
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{
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"sense": "to result in; bring about",
"word": "tarkoittaa"
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"word": "bedeuten"
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{
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"sense": "to result in; bring about",
"word": "jár"
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{
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to result in; bring about",
"word": "maga után von"
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{
"_dis1": "2 3 3 2 3 2 2 4 80 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
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"word": "jelent"
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"word": "volere dire"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 3 2 3 2 2 4 80 0",
"code": "it",
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"sense": "to result in; bring about",
"word": "significare"
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{
"_dis1": "2 3 3 2 3 2 2 4 80 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
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"word": "portare"
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{
"_dis1": "2 3 3 2 3 2 2 4 80 0",
"alt": "いみする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "imi suru",
"sense": "to result in; bring about",
"word": "意味する"
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{
"_dis1": "2 3 3 2 3 2 2 4 80 0",
"code": "ko",
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"sense": "to result in; bring about",
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{
"_dis1": "2 3 3 2 3 2 2 4 80 0",
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "to result in; bring about",
"word": "significar"
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"_dis1": "2 3 3 2 3 2 2 4 80 0",
"code": "pt",
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"word": "representar"
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{
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"code": "sv",
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"word": "innebära"
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"sense": "to result in; bring about",
"word": "neden olmak"
},
{
"_dis1": "2 3 3 2 3 2 2 4 80 0",
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"lang": "Turkish",
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{
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"code": "tr",
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"word": "yol açmak"
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"_dis1": "2 3 3 2 3 2 2 4 80 0",
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{
"_dis1": "2 3 3 2 3 2 2 4 80 0",
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"text": "That little dog meant everything to me.",
"type": "example"
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{
"text": "Formality and titles mean nothing in their circle.",
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"word": "significar"
},
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"_dis1": "0 7 9 3 21 10 10 3 8 29",
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"word": "jelent"
},
{
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to be important",
"word": "számít"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 7 9 3 21 10 10 3 8 29",
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"sense": "to be important",
"word": "tenerci"
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{
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{
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},
{
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"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
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"word": "ᎤᏰᎸᎭ"
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{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
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"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
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"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
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"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "willen"
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{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "van plan zijn"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "intenci"
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"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
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"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "aikoa"
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"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
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{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
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{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "pretender"
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{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "beabsichtigen"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hitkavvén",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "הִתְכַּוֵּן"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "cāh",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"tags": [
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],
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{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
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"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "akar"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "tervez"
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{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "szándékozik"
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{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "szándékában áll"
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{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "is",
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"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "ætla"
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{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "volere"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "avere intenzione"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "aver l'intenzione"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "intendere"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"alt": "いとする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ito suru",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "意図する"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "suru tsumori",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "するつもり"
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{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "uidohada",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "의도(意圖)하다"
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{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "la",
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"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "volo"
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{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "la",
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"word": "habeo in animo"
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{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
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"roman": "saka",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "сака"
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{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
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"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "þenċan"
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{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "willan"
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{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "chcieć"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "pretender"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "tencionar"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "vrea"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "avea intenția"
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{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "se gândi"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
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"roman": "sobirátʹsja",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "собира́ться"
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{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "namerevátʹsja",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "намерева́ться"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "pretender"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "intentar"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "tänka"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "sadyain"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "kusain"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "tikisin"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "padhakamu vēyu",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "పధకము వేయు"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "anukōvaḍamu",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "అనుకోవడము"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "dtâng-jai",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "ตั้งใจ"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "plânlamak"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "tasarlamak"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zbyrátysja",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "збира́тися"
},
{
"_dis1": "22 22 22 22 2 2 6 0 1 0",
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "awè idêye"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʕanā",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "عَنَى"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "demək"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "mənaya gəlmək"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "aznačácʹ",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "азнача́ць"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "be",
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"roman": "znáčycʹ",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
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},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "bg",
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"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "означа́вам"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "znáča",
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"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "зна́ча"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "significar"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "cic",
"lang": "Chickasaw",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "aachi"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yìwèi",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "意味"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "shì ... de yìsi",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "是……的意思"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "znamenat"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "betyde"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "betekenen"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "willen zeggen"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "nl",
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"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "bedoelen"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
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},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "eo",
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},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "tähendama"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "tarkoittaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "merkitä"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "tietää"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "signifier"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "vouloir dire"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "querer dicir"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "significar"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "bedeuten"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "el",
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"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "εννοώ"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
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"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "σημαίνω"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
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"word": "אָמַר"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "jelent"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "is",
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"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "meina"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "þýða"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "significare"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "volere dire"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
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"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "意味する"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "km",
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"lang": "Khmer",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "មានន័យ"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "baa nɔɔ ney",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "បានន័យ"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "uimihada",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
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},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "tteuthada",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "뜻하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "kin khuām",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "ກິນຄວາມ"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "phat wā",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "ຜັດວ່າ"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "māi",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "ຫມາຽ"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "la",
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"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "indicō"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "significō"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "nozīmēt"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "reikšti"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "znáči",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "зна́чи"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "zdj",
"lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "ufasiri"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "bety"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "innebære"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "innebere"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "tyda"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "ang",
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"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "mǣnan"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "ġetācnian"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "ma'ni kardan",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "معنی کردن"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "znaczyć"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "querer dizer"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "indicar"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "semnifica"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "indica"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "însemna"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "znáčitʹ",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "зна́чить"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "означа́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "ciallaich"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "значити"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "značiti"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "znamenať"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "pomeniti"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "significar"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "querer decir"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "betyda"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "innebära"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "ibig sabihin"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "ifoda kardan",
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},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "maʾni kardan",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
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},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "anukonuṭa",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "అనుకొనుట"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "măaitĕung",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "หมายถึง"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "măaikwaam",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "หมายความ"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
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"word": "anlama gelmek"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
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},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
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"word": "manaya gelmek"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "manasına gelmek"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "demek"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "označáty",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
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},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "znáčyty",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "зна́чити"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "nghĩa là"
},
{
"_dis1": "1 1 1 1 34 29 29 1 2 0",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "golygu"
}
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"name": "inh"
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{
"args": {
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"2": "ang",
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"4": "",
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},
{
"args": {
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},
{
"args": {
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"4": "",
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{
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"4": "",
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*meyno-"
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{
"args": {
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{
"args": {
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"2": "miene",
"3": "",
"4": "to deem, think"
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"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ofs",
"2": "mēna",
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},
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"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "menen",
"3": "",
"4": "to believe, think, mean"
},
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"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "dum",
"2": "menen",
"t": "to think, intend"
},
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"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "meinen",
"t": "to think, mean, believe"
},
"expansion": "German meinen (“to think, mean, believe”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "osx",
"2": "mēnian"
},
"expansion": "Old Saxon mēnian",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sga",
"2": "mían",
"3": "",
"4": "wish, desire"
},
"expansion": "Old Irish mían (“wish, desire”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "pl",
"2": "mienić",
"t": "to signify, believe"
},
"expansion": "Polish mienić (“to signify, believe”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fi",
"2": "mainita",
"t": "to mention"
},
"expansion": "Finnish mainita (“to mention”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fi",
"2": "meinata",
"t": "to mean, to plan, to intend"
},
"expansion": "Finnish meinata (“to mean, to plan, to intend”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "et",
"2": "mainima",
"t": "to mention"
},
"expansion": "Estonian mainima (“to mention”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "se",
"2": "máinnastit",
"t": "to tell"
},
"expansion": "Northern Sami máinnastit (“to tell”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English menen (“to intend; remember; lament; comfort”), from Old English mǣnan (“to mean, complain”), Proto-West Germanic *mainijan, from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną (“to mean, think; complain”), from Proto-Indo-European *meyn- (“to think”), or perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *meyno-, extended form of Proto-Indo-European *mey-.\nGermanic cognates include West Frisian miene (“to deem, think”) (Old Frisian mēna (“to signify”)), Dutch menen (“to believe, think, mean”) (Middle Dutch menen (“to think, intend”)), German meinen (“to think, mean, believe”), Old Saxon mēnian. Indo-European cognates include Old Irish mían (“wish, desire”) and Polish mienić (“to signify, believe”). Non-Indo-European cognates include Finnish mainita (“to mention”), Finnish meinata (“to mean, to plan, to intend”) Estonian mainima (“to mention”), Northern Sami máinnastit (“to tell”). Related to moan.",
"forms": [
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"form": "means",
"tags": [
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"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "meaning",
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"present"
]
},
{
"form": "meaned",
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"past"
]
},
{
"form": "meaned",
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}
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"pos": "verb",
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"categories": [
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"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
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"name": "Irish English",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Regional English",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"_dis": "5 9 5 4 21 4 18 4 8 3 18",
"kind": "other",
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[
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{
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{
"word": "selfish"
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{
"word": "unkind"
},
{
"word": "vile"
}
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"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
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{
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"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "подъл"
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{
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"roman": "bēibǐ de",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "卑鄙的"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 5 58 7 3 4 7 4 4 3 3",
"code": "nl",
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"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "gemeen"
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{
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"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "kruela"
},
{
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "malafabla"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 5 58 7 3 4 7 4 4 3 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "ilkeä"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 5 58 7 3 4 7 4 4 3 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "häijy"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 5 58 7 3 4 7 4 4 3 3",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "mesquiño"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 5 58 7 3 4 7 4 4 3 3",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "ruín"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 5 58 7 3 4 7 4 4 3 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "gemein"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 5 58 7 3 4 7 4 4 3 3",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "böse"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 5 58 7 3 4 7 4 4 3 3",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "kakós",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "κακός"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 5 58 7 3 4 7 4 4 3 3",
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "tútach"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 5 58 7 3 4 7 4 4 3 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "meschino"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 5 58 7 3 4 7 4 4 3 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "gretto"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 5 58 7 3 4 7 4 4 3 3",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "ignobile"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 5 58 7 3 4 7 4 4 3 3",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "iyashii",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "卑しい"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 5 58 7 3 4 7 4 4 3 3",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "minikui",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "醜い"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 5 58 7 3 4 7 4 4 3 3",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kitanai",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "汚い"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 5 58 7 3 4 7 4 4 3 3",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
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"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "卑劣な"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 5 58 7 3 4 7 4 4 3 3",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
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"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "下劣な"
},
{
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"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "nappeuda",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "나쁘다"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 5 58 7 3 4 7 4 4 3 3",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "biyeolhada",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "비열(卑劣)하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 5 58 7 3 4 7 4 4 3 3",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "igijeog-ida",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "이기적(利己的)이다"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 5 58 7 3 4 7 4 4 3 3",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "chisahada",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "치사(恥事)하다"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 5 58 7 3 4 7 4 4 3 3",
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "nahemwar",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "ناھەموار"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 5 58 7 3 4 7 4 4 3 3",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "zemisks"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 5 58 7 3 4 7 4 4 3 3",
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "nekrietns"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 5 58 7 3 4 7 4 4 3 3",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "mau"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 5 58 7 3 4 7 4 4 3 3",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "ruim"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 5 58 7 3 4 7 4 4 3 3",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pódlyj",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "по́длый"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 5 58 7 3 4 7 4 4 3 3",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "desconsiderado"
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{
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"code": "es",
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"word": "malo"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 5 58 7 3 4 7 4 4 3 3",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "mala gente"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 5 58 7 3 4 7 4 4 3 3",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"tags": [
"Latin-America"
],
"word": "mala onda"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 5 58 7 3 4 7 4 4 3 3",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "gemen"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 5 58 7 3 4 7 4 4 3 3",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "usel"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 5 58 7 3 4 7 4 4 3 3",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "mababa"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 5 58 7 3 4 7 4 4 3 3",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "mahina"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 2 5 58 7 3 4 7 4 4 3 3",
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "svārdhamu",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "స్వార్ధము"
}
]
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[
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"despicable"
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{
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{
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"5": "to mean, complain"
},
"expansion": "Old English mǣnan (“to mean, complain”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*mainijan"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *mainijan",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*mainijaną",
"4": "",
"5": "to mean, think; complain"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *mainijaną (“to mean, think; complain”)",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*meyn-",
"4": "",
"5": "to think"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *meyn- (“to think”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*meyno-"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *meyno-",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*mey-"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *mey-",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fy",
"2": "miene",
"3": "",
"4": "to deem, think"
},
"expansion": "West Frisian miene (“to deem, think”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ofs",
"2": "mēna",
"t": "to signify"
},
"expansion": "Old Frisian mēna (“to signify”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "menen",
"3": "",
"4": "to believe, think, mean"
},
"expansion": "Dutch menen (“to believe, think, mean”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "dum",
"2": "menen",
"t": "to think, intend"
},
"expansion": "Middle Dutch menen (“to think, intend”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "meinen",
"t": "to think, mean, believe"
},
"expansion": "German meinen (“to think, mean, believe”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "osx",
"2": "mēnian"
},
"expansion": "Old Saxon mēnian",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sga",
"2": "mían",
"3": "",
"4": "wish, desire"
},
"expansion": "Old Irish mían (“wish, desire”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "pl",
"2": "mienić",
"t": "to signify, believe"
},
"expansion": "Polish mienić (“to signify, believe”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fi",
"2": "mainita",
"t": "to mention"
},
"expansion": "Finnish mainita (“to mention”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "fi",
"2": "meinata",
"t": "to mean, to plan, to intend"
},
"expansion": "Finnish meinata (“to mean, to plan, to intend”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "et",
"2": "mainima",
"t": "to mention"
},
"expansion": "Estonian mainima (“to mention”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "se",
"2": "máinnastit",
"t": "to tell"
},
"expansion": "Northern Sami máinnastit (“to tell”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English menen (“to intend; remember; lament; comfort”), from Old English mǣnan (“to mean, complain”), Proto-West Germanic *mainijan, from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną (“to mean, think; complain”), from Proto-Indo-European *meyn- (“to think”), or perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *meyno-, extended form of Proto-Indo-European *mey-.\nGermanic cognates include West Frisian miene (“to deem, think”) (Old Frisian mēna (“to signify”)), Dutch menen (“to believe, think, mean”) (Middle Dutch menen (“to think, intend”)), German meinen (“to think, mean, believe”), Old Saxon mēnian. Indo-European cognates include Old Irish mían (“wish, desire”) and Polish mienić (“to signify, believe”). Non-Indo-European cognates include Finnish mainita (“to mention”), Finnish meinata (“to mean, to plan, to intend”) Estonian mainima (“to mention”), Northern Sami máinnastit (“to tell”). Related to moan.",
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{
"form": "means",
"tags": [
"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "meaning",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "meant",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "meant",
"tags": [
"past"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "means",
"2": "meaning",
"3": "meant"
},
"expansion": "mean (third-person singular simple present means, present participle meaning, simple past and past participle meant)",
"name": "en-verb"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations",
"English terms with usage examples",
"English transitive verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "I didn't mean to knock your tooth out.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "I mean to go to Baddeck this summer.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "I meant to take the car in for a smog check, but it slipped my mind.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "The authors meant a challenge to the status quo.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire, London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act III, scene iii:",
"text": "Doo not my captaines and my ſouldiers looke\nAs if they meant to conquer Affrica?",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To intend.",
"To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention."
],
"links": [
[
"intend",
"intend"
],
[
"plan",
"plan"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"To intend.",
"(transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English intransitive verbs",
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Don't be angry; she meant well.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To intend.",
"To have as intentions of a given kind."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"To intend.",
"(intransitive) To have as intentions of a given kind."
],
"tags": [
"intransitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with usage examples",
"English transitive verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Actually this desk was meant for the subeditor.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "Man was not meant to question such things.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To intend.",
"To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine."
],
"links": [
[
"intend",
"intend"
],
[
"predestine",
"predestine"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"To intend.",
"(transitive, usually in passive) To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine."
],
"tags": [
"passive",
"regional",
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with usage examples",
"English transitive verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Your reasoning seems needlessly abstruse, complex, and verbose for me. I mean, could you dumb it down for my sake?",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To intend.",
"To intend an ensuing comment or statement as an explanation."
],
"links": [
[
"intend",
"intend"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"To intend.",
"(transitive) To intend an ensuing comment or statement as an explanation."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations",
"English terms with usage examples",
"English transitive verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "The sky is red this morning—does that mean we're in for a storm?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "2013 May, China (Lonely Planet), 13th edition, →ISBN, →OCLC, page https://archive.org/details/travel-guides-lp/china-13/page/n185/:",
"text": "There are four weekly services to Pyongyang (; Pingrang; hard-sleeper ¥1164-1214, soft-sleeper ¥1692-1737). The K27 and K28 both leave twice a week from Beijing Train Station, meaning there’s a train on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2013 June 1, “A better waterworks”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 5 (Technology Quarterly):",
"text": "An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To convey (a meaning).",
"To convey (a given sense); to signify, or indicate (an object or idea)."
],
"links": [
[
"convey",
"convey"
],
[
"signify",
"signify"
],
[
"indicate",
"indicate"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"To convey (a meaning).",
"(transitive) To convey (a given sense); to signify, or indicate (an object or idea)."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations",
"English terms with usage examples",
"English transitive verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "What does this hieroglyph mean?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "2010, Alexander Humez, Nicholas Humez, Rob Flynn, Short Cuts: A Guide to Oaths, Ring Tones, Ransom Notes, Famous Last Words, and Other Forms of Minimalist Communication, Oxford University Press US, →ISBN, page 33:",
"text": "A term should be included if it's likely that someone would run across it and want to know what it means. This in turn leads to the somewhat more formal guideline of including a term if it is attested and idiomatic.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To convey (a meaning).",
"Of a word, symbol etc: to have reference to, to signify."
],
"links": [
[
"signify",
"signify"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"To convey (a meaning).",
"(transitive) Of a word, symbol etc: to have reference to, to signify."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with usage examples",
"English transitive verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "He is a little different, if you know what I mean.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To convey (a meaning).",
"Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude."
],
"links": [
[
"express",
"express"
],
[
"imply",
"imply"
],
[
"hint",
"hint"
],
[
"allude",
"allude"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"To convey (a meaning).",
"(transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with usage examples",
"English transitive verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Does she really mean what she said to him last night?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "Say what you mean and mean what you say.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says)."
],
"links": [
[
"conviction",
"conviction"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says)."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations",
"English terms with usage examples",
"English transitive verbs"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "One faltering step means certain death.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "2012 May 19, Paul fletcher, “Blackpool 1-2 West Ham”, in BBC Sport:",
"text": "It was a goal that meant West Ham won on their first appearance at Wembley in 31 years, in doing so becoming the first team since Leicester in 1996 to bounce straight back to the Premier League through the play-offs.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2014 June 14, “It's a gas”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8891:",
"text": "One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains.[…]But out of sight is out of mind. And that, together with the inherent yuckiness of the subject, means that many old sewers have been neglected and are in dire need of repair.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result)."
],
"links": [
[
"cause",
"cause"
],
[
"produce",
"produce"
],
[
"result",
"result"
],
[
"bring about",
"bring about"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(transitive) To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result)."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"text": "That little dog meant everything to me.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": "Formality and titles mean nothing in their circle.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To be of some level of importance."
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(usually with to) To be of some level of importance."
],
"raw_tags": [
"with to"
],
"tags": [
"usually"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"enpr": "mēn",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/miːn/",
"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/min/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/miːn/",
"tags": [
"Ireland"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/miːn/",
"note": "Local Dublin"
},
{
"ipa": "/mijən/",
"note": "Local Dublin"
},
{
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{
"homophone": "meen"
},
{
"homophone": "mene"
},
{
"homophone": "mien"
},
{
"homophone": "mesne"
},
{
"rhymes": "-iːn"
}
],
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{
"sense": "convey, signify, indicate",
"word": "convey"
},
{
"sense": "convey, signify, indicate",
"word": "indicate"
},
{
"sense": "convey, signify, indicate",
"word": "signify"
},
{
"sense": "want or intend to convey",
"word": "imply"
},
{
"sense": "want or intend to convey",
"word": "mean to say"
},
{
"sense": "intend, plan on doing",
"word": "intend"
},
{
"sense": "have conviction in what one says",
"word": "be serious"
},
{
"sense": "result in, bring about",
"word": "bring about"
},
{
"sense": "result in, bring about",
"word": "cause"
},
{
"sense": "result in, bring about",
"word": "lead to"
},
{
"sense": "result in, bring about",
"word": "result in"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "vǎznamerjavam",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "възнамерявам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "pretendre"
},
{
"code": "chr",
"lang": "Cherokee",
"roman": "uyelvha",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "ᎤᏰᎸᎭ"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "chtít"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "plánovat"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "willen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "van plan zijn"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "intenci"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "aikoa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "avoir l’intention"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "entendre faire"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "pretender"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "beabsichtigen"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hitkavvén",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "הִתְכַּוֵּן"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "cāh",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "चाह"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "akar"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "tervez"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "szándékozik"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "szándékában áll"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "ætla"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "volere"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "avere intenzione"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "aver l'intenzione"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "intendere"
},
{
"alt": "いとする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ito suru",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "意図する"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "suru tsumori",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "するつもり"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "uidohada",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "의도(意圖)하다"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "volo"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "habeo in animo"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "saka",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "сака"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "þenċan"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "willan"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "chcieć"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "pretender"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "tencionar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "vrea"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "avea intenția"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "se gândi"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sobirátʹsja",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "собира́ться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "namerevátʹsja",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "намерева́ться"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "pretender"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "intentar"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "tänka"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "sadyain"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "kusain"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "tikisin"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "padhakamu vēyu",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "పధకము వేయు"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "anukōvaḍamu",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "అనుకోవడము"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "dtâng-jai",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "ตั้งใจ"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "plânlamak"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "tasarlamak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zbyrátysja",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "збира́тися"
},
{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to intend; plan on doing",
"word": "awè idêye"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "imam namerenie",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "имам намерение"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "bedoelen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "menen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "intenci"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "tarkoittaa"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "querer"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hitkavvén",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "הִתְכַּוֵּן"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "akar"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "meina"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "ætla"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "intendere"
},
{
"alt": "いとする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "ito suru",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "意図する"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "suru tsumori",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "するつもり"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "uidohada",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "의도(意圖)하다"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "chcieć"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "querer"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sobirátʹsja",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "собира́ться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "namerevátʹsja",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "намерева́ться"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "proponerse"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "mena"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "ardhaṁ ēmiṭi",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "అర్ధం ఏమిటి"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "plânlamak"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "zbyrátysja",
"sense": "to have intentions of some kind",
"word": "збира́тися"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to intend (something) for a given purpose or fate",
"word": "bedoelen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to intend (something) for a given purpose or fate",
"word": "tarkoittaa"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "ye'éd",
"sense": "to intend (something) for a given purpose or fate",
"word": "יֵעֵד"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to intend (something) for a given purpose or fate",
"word": "szán"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to intend (something) for a given purpose or fate",
"word": "essere fatto per"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prednaznačatʹ",
"sense": "to intend (something) for a given purpose or fate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "предназначать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prednaznačitʹ",
"sense": "to intend (something) for a given purpose or fate",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "предназначить"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to intend (something) for a given purpose or fate",
"word": "inilaan"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʕanā",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "عَنَى"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "demək"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "mənaya gəlmək"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "aznačácʹ",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "азнача́ць"
},
{
"code": "be",
"lang": "Belarusian",
"roman": "znáčycʹ",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "зна́чыць"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "označávam",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "означа́вам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "znáča",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "зна́ча"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "significar"
},
{
"code": "cic",
"lang": "Chickasaw",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "aachi"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yìwèi",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "意味"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shì ... de yìsi",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "是……的意思"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "znamenat"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "betyde"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "betekenen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "willen zeggen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "bedoelen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "voli diri"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "signifi"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "tähendama"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "tarkoittaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "merkitä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "tietää"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "signifier"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "vouloir dire"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "querer dicir"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "significar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "bedeuten"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ennoó",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "εννοώ"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "simaíno",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "σημαίνω"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "amár",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "אָמַר"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "jelent"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "meina"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "þýða"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "significare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "volere dire"
},
{
"alt": "いみする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "imi suru",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "意味する"
},
{
"code": "km",
"english": "mien ney",
"lang": "Khmer",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "មានន័យ"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "baa nɔɔ ney",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "បានន័យ"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "uimihada",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "의미(意味)하다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "tteuthada",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "뜻하다"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "kin khuām",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "ກິນຄວາມ"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "phat wā",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "ຜັດວ່າ"
},
{
"code": "lo",
"lang": "Lao",
"roman": "māi",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "ຫມາຽ"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "indicō"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "significō"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "nozīmēt"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "reikšti"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "znáči",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "зна́чи"
},
{
"code": "zdj",
"lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "ufasiri"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "bety"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "innebære"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "innebere"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "tyda"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "mǣnan"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "ġetācnian"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "ma'ni kardan",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "معنی کردن"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "znaczyć"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "querer dizer"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "indicar"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "semnifica"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "indica"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "însemna"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "znáčitʹ",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "зна́чить"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "označátʹ",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "означа́ть"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "ciallaich"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "значити"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"tags": [
"Roman",
"imperfective"
],
"word": "značiti"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "znamenať"
},
{
"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "pomeniti"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "significar"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "querer decir"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "betyda"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "innebära"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "ibig sabihin"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "ifoda kardan",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "ифода кардан"
},
{
"code": "tg",
"lang": "Tajik",
"roman": "maʾni kardan",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "маънӣ кардан"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "anukonuṭa",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "అనుకొనుట"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "măaitĕung",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "หมายถึง"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "măaikwaam",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "หมายความ"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "anlama gelmek"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "anlamına gelmek"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "manaya gelmek"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "manasına gelmek"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "demek"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "označáty",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "означа́ти"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "znáčyty",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "зна́чити"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "nghĩa là"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to convey, indicate",
"word": "golygu"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʕanā",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "عَنَى"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "qaṣada",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "قَصَدَ"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "esan nahi izan"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "adierazi"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "označavam",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "означавам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "voler dir"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "significar"
},
{
"code": "cic",
"lang": "Chickasaw",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "aachi"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "... de yìsi shì ...",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "……的意思是……"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "znamenat"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "mene"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "bedoelen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "willen zeggen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "betekenen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "signifi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "merkitä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "tarkoittaa"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "vouloir dire"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "signifier"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "querer dicir"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "significar"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "meinen"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "beabsichtigen"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "simaíno",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "σημαίνω"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "sēmaínō",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "σημαίνω"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "hitkaven",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "התכוון"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "arthāt",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "अर्थात"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "jelent"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "meina"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "þýða"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "to signify",
"word": "merkitä"
},
{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
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"code": "ia",
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"code": "it",
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"code": "it",
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"code": "km",
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"code": "km",
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"code": "km",
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"sense": "to signify",
"word": "មានន័យ"
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"code": "ko",
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"code": "la",
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"code": "lt",
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},
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"code": "ang",
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"code": "ang",
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"code": "pl",
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"code": "pt",
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"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
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"code": "ro",
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"code": "ro",
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"code": "es",
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"code": "es",
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"code": "sv",
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"code": "sv",
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"code": "tl",
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"code": "tl",
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"code": "te",
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"sense": "to signify",
"word": "ఫలితము"
},
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"code": "th",
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"code": "tr",
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"code": "tr",
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"code": "uk",
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"code": "vi",
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},
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"code": "wa",
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"code": "wa",
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"code": "cy",
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"code": "yi",
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
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},
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"code": "fr",
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"code": "el",
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"code": "he",
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"code": "hu",
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"code": "hu",
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"code": "hu",
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"code": "it",
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"code": "pl",
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"code": "az",
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "to have conviction in what one says",
"word": "voler dir"
},
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"code": "nl",
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"code": "fi",
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"code": "fi",
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},
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"code": "fi",
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"code": "de",
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"code": "he",
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"word": "הִתְכַּוֵּן"
},
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"code": "hu",
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"code": "it",
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"alt": "いみする",
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"sense": "to have conviction in what one says",
"word": "意味する"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "uimihada",
"sense": "to have conviction in what one says",
"word": "의미(意味)하다"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to have conviction in what one says",
"word": "mǣnan"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
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"word": "falar sério"
},
{
"code": "ro",
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"word": "am convingerea"
},
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"code": "ru",
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"imperfective"
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"code": "ru",
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"imperfective"
],
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"code": "es",
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},
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"code": "sv",
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},
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"code": "tr",
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},
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"code": "tr",
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},
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"code": "uk",
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"code": "uk",
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"code": "nl",
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"code": "eo",
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"code": "fi",
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},
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"code": "fi",
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"code": "de",
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"code": "hu",
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"code": "hu",
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"code": "hu",
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"code": "it",
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},
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
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"code": "it",
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"code": "ko",
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"code": "pt",
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"code": "pt",
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"code": "ru",
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"code": "ru",
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"code": "es",
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"code": "es",
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"code": "sv",
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"code": "sv",
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"code": "tr",
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"code": "tr",
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"code": "tr",
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"code": "uk",
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"code": "ca",
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"code": "nl",
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"code": "fi",
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"code": "he",
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"code": "hu",
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"code": "hu",
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},
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{
"homophone": "meen"
},
{
"homophone": "mene"
},
{
"homophone": "mien"
},
{
"homophone": "mesne"
},
{
"rhymes": "-iːn"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"source": "Thesaurus:mean",
"word": "inconsiderate"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:mean",
"word": "insensitive"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:mean",
"word": "mean"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:mean",
"word": "merciless"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:mean",
"word": "petty"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:mean",
"word": "pitiless"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:mean",
"word": "poor-spirited"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:mean",
"word": "ruthless"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:mean",
"word": "thoughtless"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:mean",
"tags": [
"British",
"slang"
],
"word": "tight"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:mean",
"word": "uncaring"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:mean",
"word": "unfriendly"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:mean",
"word": "ungrateful"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:mean",
"word": "unkind"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:mean",
"word": "unkindly"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:mean",
"word": "unthinking"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "laʔīm",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "لَئِيم"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ḵasīs",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "خَسِيس"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "anker"
},
{
"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "gaizto"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zǎl",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "зъл"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "gemeen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "boosaardig"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "kruela"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "malafabla"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "ilkeä"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "méchant"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "cruel"
},
{
"code": "sdn",
"lang": "Gallurese",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "scurzónu"
},
{
"code": "sdn",
"lang": "Gallurese",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "taccagnu"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "gemein"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ágrios",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "άγριος"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "cattivo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "maligno"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "malevolo"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "sgarbato"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "haraguroi",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "腹黒い"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "nappeuda",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "나쁘다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "akhada",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "악(惡)하다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "aguijeog-ida",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "악의적(惡意的)이다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "motdoeda",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "못되다"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "nahemwar",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "ناھەموار"
},
{
"code": "lb",
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "uerg"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "mau"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "ruim"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "maldoso"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zloj",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "злой"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zlóbnyj",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "зло́бный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "malo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "malvado"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "cruel"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "elak"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "imbi"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "bulastog"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "kāraṇamaguṭa",
"sense": "intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise",
"word": "కారణమగుట"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"word": "garrepa"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"word": "nærig"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"word": "kitsas"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"word": "itara"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"word": "nuuka"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"word": "pihi"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"word": "ruín"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"word": "קַמְצָן"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"word": "míghnaíúil"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"word": "ocrach"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"word": "ceachartha"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"word": "taccagno"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"word": "avaro"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"word": "spilorcio"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "pis",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"word": "پیس"
},
{
"code": "prs",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "fa",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"word": "خَسِیس"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"word": "avarento"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"word": "mesquinho"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"word": "tacanho"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "skupoj",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "скупой"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "prižimistyj",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "прижимистый"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Campidanese Sardinian",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"word": "pistriccu"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Campidanese Sardinian",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"word": "asuríu"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Campidanese Sardinian",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"word": "cananèu"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Campidanese Sardinian",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"word": "taccagnu"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"tags": [
"Logudorese"
],
"word": "arragatu"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"tags": [
"Logudorese"
],
"word": "cogheddu"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"tags": [
"Logudorese"
],
"word": "grengu"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"tags": [
"Logudorese"
],
"word": "isurídu"
},
{
"code": "sc",
"lang": "Sardinian",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"tags": [
"Logudorese"
],
"word": "zeccòsu"
},
{
"code": "sdc",
"lang": "Sassarese",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"word": "atziccaddu"
},
{
"code": "sdc",
"lang": "Sassarese",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"word": "migragnòsu"
},
{
"code": "sdc",
"lang": "Sassarese",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"word": "zecchincùru"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"word": "mezquino"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"word": "tacaño"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"word": "mumurahin"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "miserly, stingy",
"word": "cimri"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "nizǎk",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "низък"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "podǎl",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "подъл"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bēibǐ de",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "卑鄙的"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "gemeen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "kruela"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "malafabla"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "ilkeä"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "häijy"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "mesquiño"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "ruín"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "gemein"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "böse"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "kakós",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "κακός"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "tútach"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "meschino"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "gretto"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "ignobile"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "iyashii",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "卑しい"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "minikui",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "醜い"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kitanai",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "汚い"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hiretsu na",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "卑劣な"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "geretsu na",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "下劣な"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "nappeuda",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "나쁘다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "biyeolhada",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "비열(卑劣)하다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "igijeog-ida",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "이기적(利己的)이다"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "chisahada",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "치사(恥事)하다"
},
{
"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "nahemwar",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "ناھەموار"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "zemisks"
},
{
"code": "lv",
"lang": "Latvian",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "nekrietns"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "mau"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "ruim"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pódlyj",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "по́длый"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "desconsiderado"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "malo"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "mala gente"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"tags": [
"Latin-America"
],
"word": "mala onda"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "gemen"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "usel"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "mababa"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "mahina"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "svārdhamu",
"sense": "low-minded; acting without consideration of others",
"word": "స్వార్ధము"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging",
"word": "gemeen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging",
"word": "vahva"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging",
"word": "voimakas"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging",
"word": "kova"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "ágrios",
"sense": "powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging",
"word": "άγριος"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging",
"word": "violento"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging",
"word": "furioso"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging",
"word": "potente"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yakkai na",
"sense": "powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging",
"word": "厄介な"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "gahokhada",
"sense": "powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging",
"word": "가혹(苛酷)하다"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging",
"word": "cruel"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging",
"word": "terrível"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "moščnyj",
"sense": "powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "мощный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "razrušitelʹnyj",
"sense": "powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "разрушительный"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging",
"word": "cruel"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "śaktivantamaina",
"sense": "powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging",
"word": "శక్తివంతమైన"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "bhayaṅkaramaina",
"sense": "powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging",
"word": "భయంకరమైన"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "durusu",
"sense": "powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging",
"word": "దురుసు"
},
{
"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "pāḍucēyu",
"sense": "powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging",
"word": "పాడుచేయు"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "posredstven",
"sense": "low in quality; inferior",
"word": "посредствен"
},
{
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"ref": "1606, The Trials of Robert Winter, Thomas Winter, Guy Fawkes, John Grant, Ambrose Rookwood, Rob. Keyes, Thomas Bates, and Sir Everard Digby, at Westminster, for High Treason, being Conspirators in the Gunpowder-Plot:",
"text": "That it was lawful and meritorious to kill and destroy the king, and all the said hereticks. — The mean to effect it, they concluded to be, that, 1. The king, the queen, the prince, the lords spiritual and temporal, the knights and burgoses of the parliament, should be blown up with powder. 2. That the whole royal issue male should be destroyed. S. That they would lake into their custody Elizabeth and Mary the king's daughters, and proclaim the lady Elizabeth queen. 4. That they should feign a Proclamation in the name of Elizabeth, in which no mention should be made of alteration of religion, nor that they were parties to the treason, until they had raised power to perform the same; and then to proclaim, all grievances in the kingdom should be reformed.",
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"text": "a. 1623, John Webster, The Duchess of Malfi\nApply desperate physic: / We must not now use balsamum, but fire, / The smarting cupping-glass, for that's the mean / To purge infected blood, such blood as hers."
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"ref": "1997, John Llewelyn Davies with David J. Vaughan, Republic, translation of original by Plato, page 263:",
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"ref": "1996, Harris Rackham, The Nicomachean Ethics, translation of original by Aristotle, page 118:",
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"text": "1875, William Smith and Samuel Cheetham, editors, A Dictionary of Christian Antiquities, Little, Brown and Company, volume 1, page 10, s.v. Accentus Ecclesiasticus,\nIt presents a sort of mean between speech and song, continually inclining towards the latter, never altogether leaving its hold on the former; it is speech, though always attuned speech, in passages of average interest and importance; it is song, though always distinct and articulate song, in passages demanding more fervid utterance."
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"ref": "1624, John Smith, Generall Historie, Kupperman, published 1988, page 147:",
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"ref": "1997, Angus Deaton, The Analysis of Household Surveys: A Microeconometric Approach to Development Policy, World Bank Publications, page 51",
"text": "Note that (1.41) is simply the probability-weighted mean without any explicit allowance for the stratification; each observation is weighted by its inflation factor and the total divided by the total of the inflation factors for the survey."
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"ref": "2002, Clifford A. Pickover, The Mathematics of Oz: Mental Gymnastics from Beyond the Edge, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 246:",
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"ref": "2003, P. S. Bullen, Handbook of Means and Their Inequalities, Springer, →ISBN, page 251:",
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"ref": "1825, Silvestre François Lacroix, translated by John Farrar, An Elementary Treatise on Arithmetic, third edition, page 102:",
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"ref": "1999, Dawn B. Sova, How to Solve Word Problems in Geometry, McGraw-Hill,, →ISBN, page 85:",
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"ref": "2007, Carolyn C. Wheater, Homework Helpers: Geometry, Career Press,, →ISBN, page 99:",
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