meinen

think

verb MY-nen Less Common

Also means

mean

Usage Note

meinen expresses what you think or intend to say, not the dictionary meaning of a word (that is bedeuten). It backs the everyday Was meinst du? ('What do you think?' / 'What do you mean?') and is the root of die Meinung (opinion).

Examples

"Was meinst du dazu?"

Natural Translation

What do you think about that?

Literal Translation

What think you to-that?

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