bedeuten

  1. (transitive, weak) to imply, to mean, to signify, to indicate, to spell, to betoken
  2. (ditransitive, weak) to signify to, to have meaning to
  3. (transitive, weak) to signify, to represent, to denote (To have a certain meaning (when translated, deciphered, etc.)
  4. (dated, transitive, weak) to give someone something to understand, to signal, to motion (by gestures, facial expressions, words, etc.)

Frequency

B1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

bidytte

Zürich

Zürich

bedüüte

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/bəˈdɔɪ̯tn̩/
Etymology

From Middle High German bediuten, betiuten, from Old High German bidiuten. Equivalent to be- + deuten.

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