mening

Meaning

an opinion

Hyphenated as

me‧ning

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmeː.nɪŋ/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch mêninge. Equivalent to menen (“to mean, to suppose”) + -ing (“-ion”).
Compare German Meinung, English meaning.

Sentences

Op enkele punten verschil ik echter met haar van mening .

I do, however, differ from her on one or two points.

Daarom ben ik van mening dat deze richtlijn absoluut nodig is .

This is why I believe that this directive is absolutely necessary.

Het is in beide gevallen naar mijn mening niet juist de dialoog te staken .

In both cases, however, I think it would be wrong to break off the talks.

Behalve betreurenswaardig is dit naar mijn mening ook hypocriet .

Apart from being regrettable, this is also highly hypocritical, in my view.

Naar mijn mening heb ik nu gereageerd op de meeste van uw boeiende opmerkingen .

I think I have reacted to most of your interesting remarks.