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meaning:

meaning [the ~] noun

  1. the meaning (intent; tendency; purport; )
    de betekenis; de bedoeling; beduidenis; beduiding
  2. the meaning (substance; purpose; intention; composition)
    de betekenis; de inhoud
  3. the meaning
    de betekenis
  4. the meaning (use; purpose; intention; drift)
    het doel; het nut; de zin
    • doel [het ~] noun
    • nut [het ~] noun
    • zin [de ~ (m)] noun
  5. the meaning (significance; importance; weight)
    het belang; de gewichtigheid
  6. the meaning (expression; phrase; statement; )
    de uitdrukking; de zin; de frase; de zegswijze; het gezegde
  7. the meaning (purport; tendency; inclination; )
    de tendens; de strekking

Translation Matrix for meaning:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bedoeling intent; meaning; purport; sense; stature; tendency; tenor
beduidenis intent; meaning; purport; sense; stature; tendency; tenor
beduiding intent; meaning; purport; sense; stature; tendency; tenor
belang importance; meaning; significance; weight merit; significance; value; worth
betekenis composition; intent; intention; meaning; purport; purpose; sense; stature; substance; tendency; tenor merit; significance; value; worth
doel drift; intention; meaning; purpose; use aim; aiming at; aiming for; dedication; destination; devotion; effort; exertion; final destination; goal; intention; object; objective; scheme; strive for; target; target value; terminus; ultimate goal
frase expression; meaning; phrase; saying; statement; term; turn of phrase empty slogan
gewichtigheid importance; meaning; significance; weight arrogance; bombast; cockiness; conceit; conceitedness; flatulence; grandiloquence; haughtiness; pomposity; self-conceit; self-importance
gezegde expression; meaning; phrase; saying; statement; term; turn of phrase aphorism; maxim; rhetorical expression; saying
inhoud composition; intention; meaning; purpose; substance adding; capacity; content; contents; including; index; potential; size; table of contents; volume
nut drift; intention; meaning; purpose; use benefit; profit; use; usefulness; utility; value
strekking inclination; meaning; purport; sense; signification; tendency; tenor; trend drift; tendency
tendens inclination; meaning; purport; sense; signification; tendency; tenor; trend tendency toward; trend
uitdrukking expression; meaning; phrase; saying; statement; term; turn of phrase expression; facial expression; look
zegswijze expression; meaning; phrase; saying; statement; term; turn of phrase
zin drift; expression; intention; meaning; phrase; purpose; saying; statement; term; turn of phrase; use appetite; fascination; feel like a bite; fervor; fervour; horniness; hunger; interest; lewdness; merit; phrase; randiness; significance; the hots; value; worth
- import; significance; signification; substance
AdjectiveRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- pregnant; significant
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- knowing; significant
ModifierRelated TranslationsOther Translations
bedoeld als meaning; so to say; so to speak
bij wijze van meaning; so to say; so to speak
om zo te zeggen meaning; so to say; so to speak

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Related Definitions for "meaning":

  1. rich in significance or implication1
    • a meaning look1
  2. the idea that is intended1
    • What is the meaning of this proverb?1
  3. the message that is intended or expressed or signified1
    • what is the meaning of this sentence1

Wiktionary Translations for meaning:

meaning
noun
  1. significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life"
    • meaningzin
  2. definition or connotation of a word
  3. symbolic value of something
meaning
noun
  1. de zin of strekking
  2. wat iets betekent, waar iets voor staat
  3. de semantische inhoud van een woord
  4. een bestaansreden

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
meaning betekenis Bedeutung — Sinn einer Information, Handlung oder Sache
meaning zin Sinnkein Plural: die Bedeutungen und Vorstellungen, die sich mit einem sprachlichen Ausdruck verbinden
meaning betekenis; zin sens — Signification
meaning betekenis; portee; zin; significantie signification — Ce que signifie une chose ; sens attacher à une chose.