meinen

Meaning

Verb

1. (weak) to opine, to think; to believe; to suppose
2. (weak) to say; to utter; not used with nouns; not used in the imperative and rarely in the infinitive
3. (weak) to mean; to be convinced or sincere about something
4. (weak) to mean; to have in mind; to convey
5. (archaic, weak) to mean; to signify

Det

1. (accusative, form-of, masculine, plural, possessive, singular) inflection of mein:
2. (dative, form-of, plural, possessive, singular) inflection of mein:

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Concepts

think

🤔

believe

mean

opine

judge

🧑‍⚖️

suppose

guess

consider

deem

understand

thought

💭

imagine

qualify

reason

reckon

regard

say

🗣️

trow

try

ween

be of the opinion

do for

administer justice

витиеватоopine

appreciate

assert

assess

assume

estimate

evaluate

feel

figure

make up

meant

presuppose

Synonyms

glauben

dafür halten

erachten

denken

🤔

vermuten

halten

finden

🔍

einbilden

schätzen

annehmen

vorstellen

bedeuten

beurteilen

mutmaßen

nachdenken

🤔

behaupten

dafürhalten

Meinung sein

sagen

🗣️

Glauben schenken

schwören

beabsichtigen

verstehen

überzeugt

heißen

kommentieren

meine

nehmen

orakeln

schwanen

sich vorstellen

spekulieren

überlegen

untersuchen

vorausahnen

voraussehen

vorhersehen

wittern

schließen lassen auf

vorhaben

werten

kommen sehen

der Ansicht sein

imaginieren

gladden

Vorahnung haben

im Urin haben

abnehmen

der Überzeugung sein

abschätzen

Translations

menen

🤔

geloven

croire

creer

penser

🤔

achar

🔍

pensare

🤔

denken

🤔

pensar

🤔

credere

pensar

🤔

achten

vinden

🔍

opinar

🤔

düşünmek

🤔

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

sich yybilde

Basel-Landschaft

maine

Zürich

min

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmaɪ̯nən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: meinen

Inherited from Old High German: meinen

Cognate with Bavarian: manan

Cognate with Western Frisian: miene

Cognate with Old Frisian: mēna

Cognate with Dutch: menen

Cognate with Middle Dutch: menen

Cognate with English: mean

Cognate with Old Saxon: mēnian

Cognate with Old Irish: mían

Cognate with Polish: mienić

In summary

From Middle High German meinen, from Old High German meinen, from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną (“to mean, think; lament”).
Germanic cognates include Bavarian manan, moana, West Frisian miene (“to deem, think”) (Old Frisian mēna (“to signify”)), Dutch menen (“to believe, think, mean”) (Middle Dutch menen (“to think, intend”)), English mean, Old Saxon mēnian. Indo-European cognates include Old Irish mían (“wish, desire”) and Polish mienić (“to signify, believe”). Related to moan.

Sentences

Ich mag meinen kleinen Bruder nicht .

I don't like my little brother.

Sie meinen aber nicht deutlich genug ?

But you don't mean clearly enough?

Haben Sie meinen gesunden Menschenverstand irgendwo gesehen ?

Have you seen my common sense anywhere?

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