meaning

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol.
2. (countable, uncountable) The connotation associated with a word, expression, or symbol.
3. (countable, uncountable) The purpose, value, or significance (of something) beyond the fact of that thing's existence.
4. (countable, uncountable) Intention.

Verb

present participle and gerund of mean

Adj

1. Having a (specified) intention.
2. Expressing some intention or significance; meaningful.

Sinonieme

sense

significance

intention

purport

explanation

reason

definition

signification

gist

idea

💡

purpose

import

plan

significant

opinion

substance

implication

interpretation

point

exposition

drift

essence

motive

concept

𐑋𐐨𐑌𐐮𐑍

intent

desire

cause

aim

message

tenor

thought

💭

connotation

consequence

content

wish

circumstances

design

pregnant

denoting

hint

conduct

manner

denotation

main point

aiming at

semantics

understanding

construction

🚧

importance

principle

trace

signal

signify

sing

situation

sophistication

sound

🔉

specification

style

sum

sustenance

symbol

target

temperament

theme

timetable

tune

translation

will

wit

wording

main meaning

semantic content

conception

meat

🥩

nutrition

personality

ways of the world

having meaning

have the same meaning

purpot

way

account

accruing

animus

attention

basis

bearing

character

comprehension

concentration

condition

convey

determination

direction

disposition

expectation

experience

express

expressive

flag

fun

goal

important

indicating

intending

interest

intonation

l

l

magnitude

make known

matter

mean

method

mode

moment

namely

nature

nod

notion

object

objective

omen

pith

portent

quality

reference

respect

scheme

scope

semantic

sentiment

sign

Vertalings

Bedeutung

sens

signification

significado

Sinn

betekenis

sentido

anlam

zin

bedoeling

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈmiːnɪŋ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: mening

Verwante met Skots: mening

Verwante met Fries: miening

Verwante met Nederlands: mening

Verwante met Duits: Meinung

Verwante met Deens: -

Verwante met Sweeds: mening

Verwante met Yslands: meining

In summary

From Middle English mening, menyng, equivalent to mean + -ing. Cognate with Scots mening (“intent, purpose, sense, meaning”), West Frisian miening (“opinion, mind”), Dutch mening (“view, opinion, judgement”), German Meinung (“opinion, view, mind, idea”), Danish and Swedish mening (“meaning, sense, sentence, opinion”), Icelandic meining (“meaning”).

Sinne

Its name in Japanese is "SuihoEn" meaning " garden of water and fragrance .