meinen.
to opine, to think; to believe; to suppose
Meaning & usage
to opine, to think; to believe; to suppose
Ich meine, das war letztes oder vorletztes Jahr.
to say; to utter; not used with nouns; not used in the imperative and rarely in the infinitive
Entschuldige, was meintest du gerade?
to mean; to be convinced or sincere about something
Das sagt er nicht nur, das meint er auch.
to mean; to have in mind; to convey
Was meintest du damit?
Meinst du das rote oder das gelbe Haus?
to mean; to signify
Was meint dieses Wort?
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German meinen, from Old High German meinen, from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną (“to mean, think; lament”). Germanic cognates include Dutch menen, Middle Low German meinen, mênen (whence Swedish mena etc.), West Frisian miene, English mean. Also related with English moan. Indo-European cognates include Old Irish mían and Czech mínit.
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