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betekenen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • denote verb To be a sign or indication of something.
  • equal adj The same in amount, value, size, status, or rights.
  • mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
  • signify verb To be a sign of; to indicate or represent something.
  • spell noun Words believed to have magical power, or the magical effect they produce.

Senses

betekenen is used for these senses in English:

  • denote (transitive) To refer to literally; to convey as objective meaning.
  • equal (copulative, informal) To have as consequence, to amount to, to mean.
  • mean (transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.
  • mean (transitive) To cause or produce (a given result); to bring about (a given result). [from 19th c.]
  • signify To mean; to betoken.
  • spell (transitive) To indicate that (some event) will occur; typically followed by a single-word noun. [from 19th c.]

denote — full definition

  1. verb To be a sign or indication of something.
  2. verb To mean or represent something literally, as a word or symbol does.

equal — full definition

  1. adj The same in amount, value, size, status, or rights.
  2. verb To be the same as in value or amount; to match.
  3. noun A person or thing having the same status, rank, or ability as another.

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