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:

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmaɪ̯nən/

Etymology

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

Die Polizei ist weder gewillt , noch dazu in der Lage , mit meinen Daten vernünftig umzugehen .

The police are neither willing nor able to handle my data properly.

Vergesst nicht , einen Daumen hoch zu geben und meinen Kanal zu abonnieren !

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Aus meinen Fehlern will ich lernen , von alten Bräuchen mich entfernen .

I want to learn from my mistakes, to move away from old customs.