"menen" meaning in Dutch

See menen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈmeː.nə(n)/ Audio: Nl-menen.ogg
Rhymes: -eːnən Etymology: From Middle Dutch mênen, from Old Dutch mēnen, from Proto-West Germanic *mainijan, from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|mênen}} Middle Dutch mênen, {{inh|nl|odt|mēnen}} Old Dutch mēnen, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*mainijan}} Proto-West Germanic *mainijan, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*mainijaną}} Proto-Germanic *mainijaną Head templates: {{nl-verb}} menen Inflection templates: {{nl-conj-wk|meen|mene}} Forms: weak [table-tags], menen [infinitive], menen [gerund, neuter], meen [first-person, present, singular], meende [first-person, past, singular], meent [present, second-person, singular], meende [past, second-person, singular], meent [formal, present, second-person, singular], meende [formal, past, second-person, singular], meent [Flanders, colloquial, present, second-person, singular], meent [archaic, formal, majestic, present, second-person, singular], meende [Flanders, colloquial, past, second-person, singular], meende [archaic, formal, majestic, past, second-person, singular], meent [present, singular, third-person], meende [past, singular, third-person], menen [plural, present], meenden [past, plural], mene [archaic, present, singular, subjunctive], meende [archaic, past, singular, subjunctive], menen [archaic, plural, present, subjunctive], meenden [archaic, past, plural, subjunctive], meen [imperative, present, singular], meent [archaic, imperative, plural, present], menend [participle, present], gemeend [participle, past]
  1. to think; to have an opinion or assumption Synonyms (think): denken
    Sense id: en-menen-nl-verb-bvA3GW56 Disambiguation of 'think': 100 0 0 0 0
  2. to mean (to be serious and sincere; to have conviction in) Synonyms (be serious): serieus bedoelen
    Sense id: en-menen-nl-verb-yywNyP-o Disambiguation of 'be serious': 1 74 10 7 9
  3. (archaic) to mean (to refer to; to have in mind) Tags: archaic Synonyms (have in mind): bedoelen
    Sense id: en-menen-nl-verb-kdsm6ftR Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 7 14 66 7 6 Disambiguation of 'have in mind': 2 3 90 3 3
  4. (archaic) to mean (to convey; to want to say) Tags: archaic Synonyms (convey): bedoelen
    Sense id: en-menen-nl-verb-ICxpAZxK Disambiguation of 'convey': 2 6 10 74 8
  5. (obsolete) to mean (to have as meaning, e.g. of a word) Tags: obsolete Synonyms (have as meaning): betekenen, heten
    Sense id: en-menen-nl-verb-LnvyiLVP Disambiguation of 'have as meaning': 2 7 8 7 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mening, vermenen

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for menen meaning in Dutch (5.8kB)

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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) to mean (to have as meaning, e.g. of a word)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmeː.nə(n)/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eːnən"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-menen.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/03/Nl-menen.ogg/Nl-menen.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Nl-menen.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "think",
      "word": "denken"
    },
    {
      "sense": "be serious",
      "word": "serieus bedoelen"
    },
    {
      "sense": "have in mind",
      "word": "bedoelen"
    },
    {
      "sense": "convey",
      "word": "bedoelen"
    },
    {
      "sense": "have as meaning",
      "word": "betekenen"
    },
    {
      "sense": "have as meaning",
      "word": "heten"
    }
  ],
  "word": "menen"
}

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