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menen.

to think; to have an opinion or assumption

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈmeː.nə(n)/
  1. to think; to have an opinion or assumption

    Hij meent dat hij recht heeft op meer salaris.
    Ik meen me zoiets te herinneren.
  2. to mean (to be serious and sincere; to have conviction in)

    De excuses waren niet gemeend.
    Meen je dat nou?
  3. to mean (to refer to; to have in mind)

    archaic
  4. to mean (to convey; to want to say)

    archaic
  5. to mean (to have as meaning, e.g. of a word)

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch mênen, from Old Dutch mēnen, from Proto-West Germanic *mainijan, from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną.

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