mean

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Verb

1. (transitive) To intend.
2. (intransitive) To intend.
3. (passive, regional, transitive) To intend.
4. (transitive) To intend.
5. (transitive) To convey (a meaning).
6. (transitive) To convey (a meaning).
7. (transitive) To convey (a meaning).
8. (transitive) To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says).
9. (transitive) To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result).
10. (usually) To be of some level of importance.
11. (Ireland, UK, regional) To lament.

Adj

1. (obsolete) Common; general.
2. (archaic) Of a common or low origin, grade, or quality; common; humble.
3. Low in quality or degree; inferior; poor; shabby.
4. Without dignity of mind; destitute of honour; low-minded; spiritless; base.
5. Of little value or worth; worthy of little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.
6. (UK) Ungenerous; stingy; tight-fisted.
7. Disobliging; pettily offensive or unaccommodating.
8. Intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise; bearing ill will towards another.
9. Powerful; fierce; strong.
10. (colloquial) Hearty; spicy.
11. (colloquial) Accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with.
12. (childish, informal, often) Difficult, tricky.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Having the mean (see noun below) as its value; average.
2. (not-comparable, obsolete) Middling; intermediate; moderately good, tolerable.

Noun

1. (in-plural) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.
2. (obsolete, singular) An intermediate step or intermediate steps.
3. Something which is intermediate or in the middle; an intermediate value or range of values; a medium.
4. (historical) The middle part of three-part polyphonic music; now specifically, the alto part in polyphonic music; an alto instrument.
5. Any function of multiple variables that satisfies certain properties and yields a number representative of its arguments; or, the number so yielded; a measure of central tendency.
6. Any function of multiple variables that satisfies certain properties and yields a number representative of its arguments; or, the number so yielded; a measure of central tendency.
7. Either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion, as 2 and 3 in 1:2=3:6.

Konzepte

bedeuten

gemein

geizig

knauserig

beabsichtigen

Mittel

Mittelwert

Durchschnitt

vorhaben

meinen

böse

heißen

durchschnittlich

niederträchtig

bezeichnen

sagen

🗣️

mittelmäßig

niedrig

knickerig

Durchschnittswert

habgierig

armselig

boshaft

bösartig

Gemeinheit

schofel

schofelig

bestimmen

besagen

🗣️

nieder

Mitte

mittlere

hässlich

intendieren

infam

gering

gierig

abscheulich

ärmlich

kümmerlich

désirer

de avere

äußern

darlegen

aufs Korn nehmen

anweisen

aufführen

bezwecken

assignieren

anvisieren

Synonyme

base

average

low

stingy

vile

intend

signify

miserly

nasty

contemptible

imply

despicable

middle

bad

👎

ignoble

medium

denote

indicate

median

aim

wicked

stand for

greedy

think

🤔

wretched

miserable

shabby

inferior

represent

evil

poor

say

🗣️

rotten

dirty

cruel

humble

mean value

vulgar

worthless

abject

beggarly

purpose

have in mind

plan

sordid

foul

malicious

way

ungenerous

unkind

Übersetzungen

signifier

significare

significar

vouloir dire

intendere

moyenne

significar

betekenen

avaro

méchant

bedoelen

media

querer decir

mezzo

moyen

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/miːn/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: menen

Geerbt von Altenglisch: mǣnan

Verwandt mit Westfriesisch: miene

Verwandt mit Old Frisian: mēna

Verwandt mit Niederländisch: menen

Verwandt mit Mittelniederländisch: menen

Verwandt mit Deutsch: meinen

Verwandt mit Old Saxon: mēnian

Verwandt mit Altirisch: mían

Verwandt mit Polnisch: mienić

Verwandt mit Finnisch: mainita

Verwandt mit Finnisch: meinata

Verwandt mit Estnisch: mainima

Verwandt mit Nordsamisch: máinnastit

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: meene

Verwandt mit Französisch: moyen

Verwandt mit Italienisch: mezzano

In summary

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-.
Germanic 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.

Sätze

What do you mean by that ?

Was meinst du damit?

What does this mean ?

Was bedeutet das?

You mean spies and things like that ?

Du meinst Spione und solche Dinge?

Do you mean the speech you're writing ?

Meinst du die Rede, die du schreibst?