bedoelen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
Senses
bedoelen is used for these senses in English:
- mean (transitive, usually in passive) To intend (something) for a given purpose or fate; to predestine. [from 16th c.]
- mean (transitive) To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention. [from 8th c.]
- mean (transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.
mean — full definition
- verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
- verb To convey a particular sense or significance; to signify.
- adj Unkind, unpleasant, or deliberately hurtful in behavior.
- adj Stingy or ungenerous with money or resources.
- noun A method or resource used to achieve a result (usually used in the plural, "means").