betyda — meaning in English

English meaning

• 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

betyda is used for these senses in English:

• 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.]

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.

mean — full definition

1. verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
2. verb To convey a particular sense or significance; to signify.
3. adj Unkind, unpleasant, or deliberately hurtful in behavior.
4. adj Stingy or ungenerous with money or resources.
5. noun A method or resource used to achieve a result (usually used in the plural, "means").

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