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• Australian, New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation: mēn
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• Australian, New-Zealand, Received-Pronunciation: /miːn/
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• /miːn/ Local Dublin
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• /mijən/ Local Dublin
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• Canada, General-American: /min/
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• rhymes with -iːn
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• homophone: mene
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• homophone: mien
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• homophone: mesne
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From Middle English mene, imene, from Old English mǣne, ġemǣne (“common, public, general, universal”), from Proto-West Germanic *gamainī, from Proto-Germanic *gamainiz (“common”), from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“to change, exchange, share”). Doublet of common. Cognate with West Frisian mien (“general, universal”), Dutch gemeen (“common, mean”), German gemein (“common, mean, nasty”), Danish gemen, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (gamains, “common, unclean”), Latin commūnis (“shared, common, general”) (Old Latin comoinem). For a similar change in definition, see vulgar.

From Middle English meene, borrowed from Old French meien (French moyen), Late Latin mediānus (“that is in the middle, middle”), from Latin medius (“middle”). Cognate with mid. For the musical sense, compare the cognate Italian mezzano. Doublet of median and mizzen.

From Middle English menen (“to intend; remember; lament; comfort”), from Old English mǣnan (“to mean, complain”), Proto-West Germanic *mainijan, from Proto-Germanic *mainijaną (“to mean, think; complain”), from Proto-Indo-European *meyn- (“to think”), or perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *meyno-, extended form of Proto-Indo-European *mey-. Germanic cognates include West Frisian miene (“to deem, think”) (Old Frisian mēna (“to signify”)), Dutch menen (“to believe, think, mean”) (Middle Dutch menen (“to think, intend”)), German meinen (“to think, mean, believe”), Old Saxon mēnian. Indo-European cognates include Old Irish mían (“wish, desire”) and Polish mienić (“to signify, believe”). Non-Indo-European cognates include Finnish mainita (“to mention”), Finnish meinata (“to mean, to plan, to intend”) Estonian mainima (“to mention”), Northern Sami máinnastit (“to tell”). Related to moan.

665 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: لَئِيم (laʔīm) — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Arabic: خَسِيس (ḵasīs) — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Basque: anker — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Basque: gaizto — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Bulgarian: зъл (zǎl) — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Dutch: gemeen — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Dutch: boosaardig — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Esperanto: kruela — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Esperanto: malafabla — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Finnish: ilkeä — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• French: méchant — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• French: cruel — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Gallurese: scurzónu — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Gallurese: taccagnu — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• German: gemein — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Greek: άγριος (ágrios) — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Indonesian: jahat — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Italian: cattivo — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Italian: maligno — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Italian: malevolo — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Italian: sgarbato — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Japanese: 腹黒い (haraguroi) — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Korean: 나쁘다 (nappeuda) — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Korean: 악(惡)하다 (akhada) — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Korean: 악의적(惡意的)이다 (aguijeog-ida) — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Korean: 못되다 (motdoeda) — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Central Kurdish: ناھەموار (nahemwar) — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Luxembourgish: uerg — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Portuguese: mau — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Portuguese: ruim — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Portuguese: maldoso — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Russian: злой (zloj) — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Russian: зло́бный (zlóbnyj) — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Spanish: malo — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Spanish: ruin — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Spanish: maldoso — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Swedish: elak — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Tagalog: imbi — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Tagalog: bulastog — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Telugu: కారణమగుట (kāraṇamaguṭa) — intending to cause harm, successfully or otherwise
• Bulgarian: стиснат (stisnat) — miserly, stingy
• Bulgarian: свидлив (svidliv) — miserly, stingy
• Catalan: garrepa — miserly, stingy
• Danish: nærig — miserly, stingy
• Finnish: kitsas — miserly, stingy
• Finnish: itara — miserly, stingy
• Finnish: nuuka — miserly, stingy
• Finnish: pihi — miserly, stingy
• French: radin — miserly, stingy
• French: pingre — miserly, stingy
• Galician: ruín — miserly, stingy
• Hebrew: קַמְצָן — miserly, stingy
• Irish: míghnaíúil — miserly, stingy
• Irish: ocrach — miserly, stingy
• Irish: ceachartha — miserly, stingy
• Irish: sprionlaithe — miserly, stingy
• Italian: taccagno — miserly, stingy
• Italian: avaro — miserly, stingy
• Italian: spilorcio — miserly, stingy
• Persian: خَسِیس (xasīs) — miserly, stingy
• Portuguese: avarento — miserly, stingy
• Portuguese: mesquinho — miserly, stingy
• Portuguese: tacanho — miserly, stingy
• Russian: скупой (skupoj) — miserly, stingy
• Russian: прижимистый (prižimistyj) — miserly, stingy
• Campidanese Sardinian: pistriccu — miserly, stingy
• Campidanese Sardinian: asuríu — miserly, stingy
• Campidanese Sardinian: cananèu — miserly, stingy
• Campidanese Sardinian: taccagnu — miserly, stingy
• Sardinian: arragatu — miserly, stingy
• Sardinian: cogheddu — miserly, stingy
• Sardinian: grengu — miserly, stingy
• Sardinian: isurídu — miserly, stingy
• Sardinian: zeccòsu — miserly, stingy
• Sassarese: atziccaddu — miserly, stingy
• Sassarese: migragnòsu — miserly, stingy
• Sassarese: zecchincùru — miserly, stingy
• Tagalog: mumurahin — miserly, stingy
• Turkish: cimri — miserly, stingy
• Ottoman Turkish: پنتی (pinti) — miserly, stingy
• Ottoman Turkish: پیس (pis) — miserly, stingy
• Ottoman Turkish: جمری (cimri) — miserly, stingy
• Bulgarian: низък (nizǎk) — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Bulgarian: подъл (podǎl) — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Chinese Mandarin: 卑鄙的 (bēibǐ de) — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Dutch: gemeen — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Esperanto: kruela — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Esperanto: malafabla — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Finnish: ilkeä — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Finnish: häijy — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Galician: mesquiño — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Galician: ruín — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• German: gemein — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• German: böse — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Greek: κακός (kakós) — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Irish: tútach — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Italian: meschino — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Italian: gretto — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Italian: ignobile — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Japanese: 卑しい (iyashii) — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Japanese: 醜い (minikui) — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Japanese: 汚い (kitanai) — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Japanese: 卑劣な (hiretsu na) — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Japanese: 下劣な (geretsu na) — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Korean: 나쁘다 (nappeuda) — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Korean: 비열(卑劣)하다 (biyeolhada) — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Korean: 이기적(利己的)이다 (igijeog-ida) — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Korean: 치사(恥事)하다 (chisahada) — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Central Kurdish: ناھەموار (nahemwar) — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Latvian: zemisks — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Latvian: nekrietns — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Portuguese: mau — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Portuguese: ruim — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Russian: по́длый (pódlyj) — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Spanish: malo — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Spanish: mala gente — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Spanish: mala onda — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Spanish: mezquino — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Spanish: avieso — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Spanish: malulo — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Spanish: maldoso — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Spanish: ruin — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Swedish: gemen — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Swedish: usel — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Tagalog: mababa — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Tagalog: mahina — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Telugu: స్వార్ధము (svārdhamu) — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Ottoman Turkish: آلچاق (alçak) — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Ottoman Turkish: رذیل (rezil) — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Ottoman Turkish: ذلیل (zelil) — low-minded; acting without consideration of others
• Bulgarian: мощен (mošten) — powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging
• Bulgarian: съсипателен (sǎsipatelen) — powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging
• Bulgarian: разрушителен (razrušitelen) — powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging
• Dutch: gemeen — powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging
• Finnish: vahva — powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging
• Finnish: voimakas — powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging
• Finnish: kova — powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging
• Greek: άγριος (ágrios) — powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging
• Italian: violento — powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging
• Italian: furioso — powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging
• Italian: potente — powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging
• Japanese: 厄介な (yakkai na) — powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging
• Korean: 가혹(苛酷)하다 (gahokhada) — powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging
• Portuguese: cruel — powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging
• Portuguese: terrível — powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging
• Russian: мощный (moščnyj) — powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging
• Russian: разрушительный (razrušitelʹnyj) — powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging
• Telugu: శక్తివంతమైన (śaktivantamaina) — powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging
• Telugu: భయంకరమైన (bhayaṅkaramaina) — powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging
• Telugu: దురుసు (durusu) — powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging
• Telugu: పాడుచేయు (pāḍucēyu) — powerful; fierce; harsh; damaging
• Bulgarian: посредствен (posredstven) — low in quality
• Dutch: minderwaardig — low in quality
• Esperanto: malbonkvalita — low in quality
• Finnish: kehno — low in quality
• Finnish: huono — low in quality
• French: inférieur — low in quality
• French: inférieure — low in quality
• German: mittelmäßig — low in quality
• Greek: άθλιος (áthlios) — low in quality
• Italian: inferiore — low in quality
• Italian: mediocre — low in quality
• Italian: insignificante — low in quality
• Japanese: 悪い (warui) — low in quality
• Japanese: 劣る (otoru) — low in quality
• Korean: 나쁘다 (nappeuda) — low in quality
• Korean: 열등(劣等)하다 (yeoldeunghada) — low in quality
• Portuguese: mau — low in quality
• Portuguese: inferior — low in quality
• Russian: дрянной (drjannoj) — low in quality
• Russian: низкокачественный (nizkokačestvennyj) — low in quality
• Spanish: malo — low in quality
• Tagalog: mababa — low in quality
• Tagalog: mahina — low in quality
• Telugu: నాణ్యత లేని (nāṇyata lēni) — low in quality
• Bulgarian: първокласен (pǎrvoklasen) — accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with
• Bulgarian: първоразреден (pǎrvorazreden) — accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with
• Bulgarian: страшен (strašen) — accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with
• Bulgarian: страхотен (strahoten) — accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with
• Finnish: taitava — accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with
• Finnish: näppärä — accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with
• Italian: eccellente — accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with
• Italian: fantastico — accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with
• Italian: favoloso — accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with
• Italian: formidabile — accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with
• Portuguese: excelente — accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with
• Portuguese: ótimo — accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with
• Portuguese: formidável — accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with
• Russian: классный (klassnyj) — accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with
• Russian: первоклассный (pervoklassnyj) — accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with
• Telugu: కష్ట సాధ్యము (kaṣṭa sādhyamu) — accomplished with great skill; deft; hard to compete with
• Armenian: միջին (miǰin) — having the mean as its value
• Belarusian: сярэ́дні (sjarédni) — having the mean as its value
• Bulgarian: сре́ден (sréden) — having the mean as its value
• Catalan: mig — having the mean as its value
• Czech: střední — having the mean as its value
• Dutch: gemiddeld — having the mean as its value
• Dutch: gemiddelde — having the mean as its value
• Esperanto: meza — having the mean as its value
• Finnish: keski- — having the mean as its value
• French: moyen — having the mean as its value
• German: Mittel- — having the mean as its value
• Greek: μέσος (mésos) — having the mean as its value
• Hebrew: ממוצע — having the mean as its value
• Hebrew: מְמֻצַּע (memutsá) — having the mean as its value
• Interlingua: medie — having the mean as its value
• Irish: meán — having the mean as its value
• Italian: medio — having the mean as its value
• Japanese: 平均の (heikin no) — having the mean as its value
• Japanese: 平均的な (heikinteki na) — having the mean as its value
• Korean: 평균(平均)의 (pyeonggyun-ui) — having the mean as its value
• Macedonian: среден (sreden) — having the mean as its value
• Mazanderani: میون — having the mean as its value
• Polish: średni — having the mean as its value
• Portuguese: médio — having the mean as its value
• Romanian: mediu — having the mean as its value
• Russian: сре́дний (srédnij) — having the mean as its value
• Serbo-Croatian: сре̏дњӣ — having the mean as its value
• Serbo-Croatian: srȅdnjī — having the mean as its value
• Slovak: stredný — having the mean as its value
• Slovene: srednji — having the mean as its value
• Spanish: medio — having the mean as its value
• Swedish: genomsnittlig — having the mean as its value
• Swedish: medel- — having the mean as its value
• Tagalog: panggitna — having the mean as its value
• Tagalog: pro-medyo — having the mean as its value
• Ukrainian: сере́дній (serédnij) — having the mean as its value
• Welsh: cymedrig — having the mean as its value
• Bulgarian: начин (način) — method by which something is done
• Bulgarian: средство (sredstvo) — method by which something is done
• Czech: prostředek — method by which something is done
• Danish: middel — method by which something is done
• Dutch: middel — method by which something is done
• Esperanto: rimedo — method by which something is done
• Finnish: keino — method by which something is done
• Finnish: väline — method by which something is done
• Finnish: tapa — method by which something is done
• French: moyen — method by which something is done
• German: Mittel — method by which something is done
• Hebrew: אמצעי (emtza'i) — method by which something is done
• Interlingua: medio — method by which something is done
• Interlingua: ressource — method by which something is done
• Italian: mezzo — method by which something is done
• Khmer: មធ្យោបាយ (matyoubaay) — method by which something is done
• Korean: 수단 (sudan) — method by which something is done
• Portuguese: meio — method by which something is done
• Portuguese: recurso — method by which something is done
• Russian: сре́дство (srédstvo) — method by which something is done
• Scottish Gaelic: meadhan — method by which something is done
• Spanish: medio — method by which something is done
• Spanish: recurso — method by which something is done
• Tagalog: paraan — method by which something is done
• Telugu: పూర్తి అయింది (pūrti ayindi) — method by which something is done
• Turkish: yol — method by which something is done
• Bulgarian: междинна стъпка (meždinna stǎpka) — intermediate step
• Finnish: väliaskel — intermediate step
• Persian: میانه (miyâne) — intermediate step
• Portuguese: meio — intermediate step
• Portuguese: passo — intermediate step
• Bulgarian: средна стойност (sredna stojnost) — intermediate value
• Dutch: gemiddelde — intermediate value
• Finnish: keskiarvo — intermediate value
• Finnish: keskiluku — intermediate value
• French: moyenne — intermediate value
• German: Mittel — intermediate value
• Ancient Greek: μεσότης (mesótēs) — intermediate value
• Indonesian: rata-rata — intermediate value
• Interlingua: media — intermediate value
• Italian: media — intermediate value
• Japanese: 平均 (heikin) — intermediate value
• Japanese: 平均値 (heikinchi) — intermediate value
• Korean: 평균 (pyeonggyun) — intermediate value
• Korean: 평균치 (pyeonggyunchi) — intermediate value
• Korean: 평균(平均)값 (pyeonggyun'gap) — intermediate value
• Māori: toharite — intermediate value
• Māori: tau toharite — intermediate value
• Portuguese: média — intermediate value
• Romanian: mijloc — intermediate value
• Romanian: mediu — intermediate value
• Romanian: medie — intermediate value
• Scottish Gaelic: meadhan — intermediate value
• Scottish Gaelic: cuibheas — intermediate value
• Scottish Gaelic: cuibheasachd — intermediate value
• Spanish: media — intermediate value
• Swedish: genomsnitt — intermediate value
• Swedish: medelvärde — intermediate value
• Tagalog: kagintaan — intermediate value
• Tagalog: kagitnaan — intermediate value
• Bulgarian: алт (alt) — alto, in music
• Finnish: altto — alto, in music
• Portuguese: alto — alto, in music
• Bulgarian: средна стойност (sredna stojnost) — arithmetic mean
• Catalan: mitjana — arithmetic mean
• Czech: aritmetický průměr — arithmetic mean
• Finnish: keskiarvo — arithmetic mean
• French: moyenne — arithmetic mean
• Icelandic: meðaltal — arithmetic mean
• Icelandic: hreint meðaltal — arithmetic mean
• Icelandic: venjulegt meðaltal — arithmetic mean
• Indonesian: rata-rata — arithmetic mean
• Indonesian: rerata — arithmetic mean
• Indonesian: purata — arithmetic mean
• Indonesian: nilai tengah — arithmetic mean
• Italian: media — arithmetic mean
• Korean: 평균 (pyeonggyun) — arithmetic mean
• Malay: min — arithmetic mean
• Māori: tau toharite — arithmetic mean
• Mongolian: дундаж (dundaž) — arithmetic mean
• Portuguese: média — arithmetic mean
• Romanian: mediu — arithmetic mean
• Russian: сре́днее (srédneje) — arithmetic mean
• Scottish Gaelic: meadhan — arithmetic mean
• Scottish Gaelic: cuibheas — arithmetic mean
• Scottish Gaelic: cuibheasachd — arithmetic mean
• Spanish: media — arithmetic mean
• Tagalog: tamtaman — arithmetic mean
• Ukrainian: сере́днє (serédnje) — arithmetic mean
• Arabic: مُتَوَسِّط (mutawassiṭ) — the statistical value
• Bulgarian: средно (sredno) — the statistical value
• Finnish: keskiluku — the statistical value
• French: moyenne — the statistical value
• Greek: μέσος όρος (mésos óros) — the statistical value
• Icelandic: meðaltal — the statistical value
• Italian: media — the statistical value
• Malay: min — the statistical value
• Māori: toharite — the statistical value
• Māori: tau toharite — the statistical value
• Portuguese: média — the statistical value
• Russian: сре́днее (srédneje) — the statistical value
• Scottish Gaelic: meadhan — the statistical value
• Scottish Gaelic: cuibheas — the statistical value
• Scottish Gaelic: cuibheasachd — the statistical value
• Spanish: media — the statistical value
• Finnish: keskimmäinen jäsen — mathematics: either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion
• Icelandic: milliliður — mathematics: either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion
• Icelandic: innliður — mathematics: either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion
• Italian: medio — mathematics: either of the two numbers in the middle of a conventionally presented proportion
• Bulgarian: възнамерявам (vǎznamerjavam) — to intend; plan on doing
• Catalan: pretendre — to intend; plan on doing
• Cherokee: ᎤᏰᎸᎭ (uyelvha) — to intend; plan on doing
• Czech: chtít — to intend; plan on doing
• Czech: plánovat — to intend; plan on doing
• Dutch: willen — to intend; plan on doing
• Dutch: van plan zijn — to intend; plan on doing
• Esperanto: intenci — to intend; plan on doing
• Finnish: aikoa — to intend; plan on doing
• French: avoir l'intention — to intend; plan on doing
• French: entendre faire — to intend; plan on doing
• Galician: pretender — to intend; plan on doing
• German: beabsichtigen — to intend; plan on doing
• Hebrew: התכוון — to intend; plan on doing
• Hebrew: הִתְכַּוֵּן (hitkavén) — to intend; plan on doing
• Hindi: चाह (cāh) — to intend; plan on doing
• Hungarian: akar — to intend; plan on doing
• Hungarian: tervez — to intend; plan on doing
• Hungarian: szándékozik — to intend; plan on doing
• Hungarian: szándékában áll — to intend; plan on doing
• Icelandic: ætla — to intend; plan on doing
• Indonesian: bermaksud — to intend; plan on doing
• Italian: volere — to intend; plan on doing
• Italian: avere intenzione — to intend; plan on doing
• Italian: aver l'intenzione — to intend; plan on doing
• Italian: intendere — to intend; plan on doing
• Japanese: 意図する (ito suru) — to intend; plan on doing
• Japanese: するつもり (suru tsumori) — to intend; plan on doing
• Korean: 의도(意圖)하다 (uidohada) — to intend; plan on doing
• Latin: volo — to intend; plan on doing
• Latin: habeo in animo — to intend; plan on doing
• Macedonian: сака (saka) — to intend; plan on doing
• Old English: þenċan — to intend; plan on doing
• Old English: willan — to intend; plan on doing
• Polish: chcieć — to intend; plan on doing
• Portuguese: pretender — to intend; plan on doing
• Portuguese: tencionar — to intend; plan on doing
• Romanian: vrea — to intend; plan on doing
• Romanian: dori — to intend; plan on doing
• Romanian: intenționa — to intend; plan on doing
• Russian: собира́ться (sobirátʹsja) — to intend; plan on doing
• Russian: намерева́ться (namerevátʹsja) — to intend; plan on doing
• Spanish: pretender — to intend; plan on doing
• Swedish: tänka — to intend; plan on doing
• Tagalog: sadyain — to intend; plan on doing
• Tagalog: kusain — to intend; plan on doing
• Tagalog: tikisin — to intend; plan on doing
• Telugu: పధకము వేయు (padhakamu vēyu) — to intend; plan on doing
• Telugu: అనుకోవడము (anukōvaḍamu) — to intend; plan on doing
• Thai: ตั้งใจ (dtâng-jai) — to intend; plan on doing
• Turkish: plânlamak — to intend; plan on doing
• Turkish: tasarlamak — to intend; plan on doing
• Ukrainian: збира́тися (zbyrátysja) — to intend; plan on doing
• Walloon: awè idêye — to intend; plan on doing
• Bulgarian: имам намерение (imam namerenie) — to have intentions of some kind
• Dutch: bedoelen — to have intentions of some kind
• Dutch: menen — to have intentions of some kind
• Esperanto: intenci — to have intentions of some kind
• Finnish: tarkoittaa — to have intentions of some kind
• Galician: querer — to have intentions of some kind
• Hebrew: התכוון — to have intentions of some kind
• Hebrew: הִתְכַּוֵּן (hitkavén) — to have intentions of some kind
• Hindi: चाह (cāh) — to have intentions of some kind
• Hungarian: akar — to have intentions of some kind
• Icelandic: meina — to have intentions of some kind
• Icelandic: ætla — to have intentions of some kind
• Italian: intendere — to have intentions of some kind
• Japanese: 意図する (ito suru) — to have intentions of some kind
• Japanese: するつもり (suru tsumori) — to have intentions of some kind
• Korean: 의도(意圖)하다 (uidohada) — to have intentions of some kind
• Polish: chcieć — to have intentions of some kind
• Portuguese: querer — to have intentions of some kind
• Russian: собира́ться (sobirátʹsja) — to have intentions of some kind
• Russian: намерева́ться (namerevátʹsja) — to have intentions of some kind
• Swedish: mena — to have intentions of some kind
• Telugu: అర్ధం ఏమిటి (ardhaṁ ēmiṭi) — to have intentions of some kind
• Turkish: plânlamak — to have intentions of some kind
• Ukrainian: збира́тися (zbyrátysja) — to have intentions of some kind
• Bulgarian: предназначавам (prednaznačavam) — to intend (something) for a given purpose or fate
• Bulgarian: предназнача (prednaznača) — to intend (something) for a given purpose or fate
• Dutch: bedoelen — to intend (something) for a given purpose or fate
• Finnish: tarkoittaa — to intend (something) for a given purpose or fate
• Hebrew: יֵעֵד (ye'éd) — to intend (something) for a given purpose or fate
• Hindi: कामना (kāmnā) — to intend (something) for a given purpose or fate
• Hungarian: szán — to intend (something) for a given purpose or fate
• Italian: essere fatto per — to intend (something) for a given purpose or fate
• Romanian: meni — to intend (something) for a given purpose or fate
• Russian: предназначать (prednaznačatʹ) — to intend (something) for a given purpose or fate
• Russian: предназначить (prednaznačitʹ) — to intend (something) for a given purpose or fate
• Tagalog: inilaan — to intend (something) for a given purpose or fate
• Arabic: عَنَى (ʕanā) — to convey, indicate
• Azerbaijani: demək — to convey, indicate
• Azerbaijani: mənaya gəlmək — to convey, indicate
• Belarusian: азнача́ць (aznačácʹ) — to convey, indicate
• Belarusian: зна́чыць (znáčycʹ) — to convey, indicate
• Bulgarian: означа́вам (označávam) — to convey, indicate
• Bulgarian: зна́ча (znáča) — to convey, indicate
• Catalan: significar — to convey, indicate
• Chickasaw: aachi — to convey, indicate
• Chinese Mandarin: 意味 (yìwèi) — to convey, indicate
• Chinese Mandarin: 是......的意思 (shì ... de yìsi) — to convey, indicate
• Ngazidja Comorian: ufasiri — to convey, indicate
• Czech: znamenat — to convey, indicate
• Danish: betyde — to convey, indicate
• Dutch: betekenen — to convey, indicate
• Dutch: willen zeggen — to convey, indicate
• Dutch: bedoelen — to convey, indicate
• Esperanto: voli diri — to convey, indicate
• Esperanto: signifi — to convey, indicate
• Estonian: tähendama — to convey, indicate
• Finnish: tarkoittaa — to convey, indicate
• Finnish: merkitä — to convey, indicate
• Finnish: tietää — to convey, indicate
• French: signifier — to convey, indicate
• French: vouloir dire — to convey, indicate
• Galician: querer dicir — to convey, indicate
• Galician: significar — to convey, indicate
• German: bedeuten — to convey, indicate
• Greek: εννοώ (ennoó) — to convey, indicate
• Greek: σημαίνω (simaíno) — to convey, indicate
• Hebrew: אָמַר (amár) — to convey, indicate
• Hindi: अर्थ (arth) — to convey, indicate
• Hungarian: jelent — to convey, indicate
• Icelandic: meina — to convey, indicate
• Icelandic: þýða — to convey, indicate
• Indonesian: berarti — to convey, indicate
• Italian: significare — to convey, indicate
• Italian: volere dire — to convey, indicate
• Japanese: 意味する (imi suru) — to convey, indicate
• Khmer: មានន័យ — to convey, indicate
• Khmer: បានន័យ (baa nɔɔ ney) — to convey, indicate
• Korean: 의미(意味)하다 (uimihada) — to convey, indicate
• Korean: 뜻하다 (tteuthada) — to convey, indicate
• Lao: ກິນຄວາມ (kin khuām) — to convey, indicate
• Lao: ຜັດວ່າ (phat wā) — to convey, indicate
• Lao: ຫມາຽ (māi) — to convey, indicate
• Latin: indicō — to convey, indicate
• Latin: significō — to convey, indicate
• Latvian: nozīmēt — to convey, indicate
• Lithuanian: reikšti — to convey, indicate
• Lithuanian: turėti omenyje — to convey, indicate
• Macedonian: зна́чи (znáči) — to convey, indicate
• Norwegian: bety — to convey, indicate
• Norwegian Bokmål: innebære — to convey, indicate
• Norwegian Nynorsk: innebere — to convey, indicate
• Norwegian Nynorsk: tyda — to convey, indicate
• Old English: mǣnan — to convey, indicate
• Old English: ġetācnian — to convey, indicate
• Persian: معنی کردن (ma'ni kardan) — to convey, indicate
• Polish: znaczyć — to convey, indicate
• Portuguese: querer dizer — to convey, indicate
• Portuguese: indicar — to convey, indicate
• Romanian: însemna — to convey, indicate
• Romanian: indica — to convey, indicate
• Russian: зна́чить (znáčitʹ) — to convey, indicate
• Russian: означа́ть (označátʹ) — to convey, indicate
• Scottish Gaelic: ciallaich — to convey, indicate
• Serbo-Croatian: значити — to convey, indicate
• Serbo-Croatian: značiti — to convey, indicate
• Slovak: znamenať — to convey, indicate
• Slovene: pomeniti — to convey, indicate
• Spanish: querer decir — to convey, indicate
• Swedish: betyda — to convey, indicate
• Swedish: innebära — to convey, indicate
• Tagalog: ibig sabihin — to convey, indicate
• Tajik: ифода кардан (ifoda kardan) — to convey, indicate
• Tajik: маънӣ кардан (ma'ni kardan) — to convey, indicate
• Telugu: అనుకొనుట (anukonuṭa) — to convey, indicate
• Thai: หมายถึง (măaitĕung) — to convey, indicate
• Thai: หมายความ (măaikwaam) — to convey, indicate
• Turkish: anlama gelmek — to convey, indicate
• Turkish: anlamına gelmek — to convey, indicate
• Turkish: manaya gelmek — to convey, indicate
• Turkish: manasına gelmek — to convey, indicate
• Turkish: demek — to convey, indicate
• Ukrainian: означа́ти (označáty) — to convey, indicate
• Ukrainian: зна́чити (znáčyty) — to convey, indicate
• Vietnamese: nghĩa là — to convey, indicate
• Welsh: golygu — to convey, indicate
• Arabic: عَنَى (ʕanā) — of a word: to signify
• Arabic: قَصَدَ (qaṣada) — of a word: to signify
• Basque: esan nahi izan — of a word: to signify
• Basque: adierazi — of a word: to signify
• Bulgarian: означавам (označavam) — of a word: to signify
• Bulgarian: знача (znača) — of a word: to signify
• Catalan: voler dir — of a word: to signify
• Catalan: significar — of a word: to signify
• Chickasaw: aachi — of a word: to signify
• Chinese Mandarin: ......的意思是...... (... de yìsi shì ...) — of a word: to signify
• Czech: znamenat — of a word: to signify
• Danish: mene — of a word: to signify
• Dutch: bedoelen — of a word: to signify
• Dutch: willen zeggen — of a word: to signify
• Dutch: betekenen — of a word: to signify
• Esperanto: signifi — of a word: to signify
• Finnish: merkitä — of a word: to signify
• Finnish: tarkoittaa — of a word: to signify
• French: vouloir dire — of a word: to signify
• French: signifier — of a word: to signify
• Galician: querer dicir — of a word: to signify
• Galician: significar — of a word: to signify
• German: meinen — of a word: to signify
• German: beabsichtigen — of a word: to signify
• Greek: σημαίνω (simaíno) — of a word: to signify
• Ancient Greek: σημαίνω (sēmaínō) — of a word: to signify
• Hebrew: התכוון — of a word: to signify
• Hebrew: הִתְכַּוֵּן (hitkavén) — of a word: to signify
• Hindi: अर्थात (arthāt) — of a word: to signify
• Hungarian: jelent — of a word: to signify
• Icelandic: meina — of a word: to signify
• Icelandic: þýða — of a word: to signify
• Indonesian: berarti — of a word: to signify
• Ingrian: merkitä — of a word: to signify
• Ingrian: tähentää — of a word: to signify
• Interlingua: significar — of a word: to signify
• Irish: ciallaigh — of a word: to signify
• Italian: volere dire — of a word: to signify
• Italian: significare — of a word: to signify
• Japanese: 意味する (imi suru) — of a word: to signify
• Khmer: ចង់ថា (cɑŋ thaa) — of a word: to signify
• Khmer: ចង់និយាយ (cɑŋ ni’yiey) — of a word: to signify
• Khmer: មានន័យ — of a word: to signify
• Korean: 의미(意味)하다 (uimihada) — of a word: to signify
• Latin: significo — of a word: to signify
• Lithuanian: reikšti — of a word: to signify
• Occitan: significar — of a word: to signify
• Old English: mǣnan — of a word: to signify
• Old English: ġetācnian — of a word: to signify
• Polish: znaczyć — of a word: to signify
• Portuguese: significar — of a word: to signify
• Portuguese: querer dizer — of a word: to signify
• Romanian: însemna — of a word: to signify
• Romanian: semnifica — of a word: to signify
• Russian: име́ть в виду́ (imétʹ v vidú) — of a word: to signify
• Spanish: querer decir — of a word: to signify
• Swedish: mena — of a word: to signify
• Swedish: betyda — of a word: to signify
• Swedish: syfta på — of a word: to signify
• Tagalog: mangahulugan — of a word: to signify
• Tagalog: ipakahulugan — of a word: to signify
• Telugu: ఫలితము (phalitamu) — of a word: to signify
• Thai: หมายถึง (măai tĕung) — of a word: to signify
• Turkish: demek istemek — of a word: to signify
• Turkish: kastetmek — of a word: to signify
• Ukrainian: ма́ти на ува́зі (máty na uvázi) — of a word: to signify
• Vietnamese: có nghĩa là — of a word: to signify
• Walloon: sinifyî — of a word: to signify
• Walloon: voleur dire — of a word: to signify
• Welsh: golygu — of a word: to signify
• Yiddish: באַטײַטן (bataytn) — of a word: to signify
• Bulgarian: имам предвид (imam predvid) — to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude
• Finnish: tarkoittaa — to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude
• French: entendre — to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude
• Greek: εννοώ (ennoó) — to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude
• Hebrew: התכוון — to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude
• Hebrew: הִתְכַּוֵּן (hitkavén) — to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude
• Hungarian: ért — to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude
• Hungarian: gondol — to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude
• Hungarian: céloz — to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude
• Italian: intendere — to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude
• Polish: mieć na myśli — to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude
• Romanian: vrea să spună — to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude
• Romanian: vrea să zică — to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude
• Spanish: intencionar / querer decir — to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude
• Azerbaijani: nəzərdə tutmaq — to have conviction in what one says
• Bulgarian: имам предвид (imam predvid) — to have conviction in what one says
• Catalan: voler dir — to have conviction in what one says
• Dutch: menen — to have conviction in what one says
• Finnish: tarkoittaa — to have conviction in what one says
• Finnish: vihjata — to have conviction in what one says
• Finnish: meinata — to have conviction in what one says
• German: meinen — to have conviction in what one says
• Hebrew: התכוון — to have conviction in what one says
• Hebrew: הִתְכַּוֵּן (hitkavén) — to have conviction in what one says
• Hungarian: komolyan gondol — to have conviction in what one says
• Italian: intendere — to have conviction in what one says
• Japanese: 意味する (imi suru) — to have conviction in what one says
• Korean: 의미(意味)하다 (uimihada) — to have conviction in what one says
• Old English: mǣnan — to have conviction in what one says
• Portuguese: falar sério — to have conviction in what one says
• Romanian: but see vorbi serios — to have conviction in what one says
• Russian: име́ть в виду́ (imétʹ v vidú) — to have conviction in what one says
• Russian: ду́мать (dúmatʹ) — to have conviction in what one says
• Spanish: decir / hablar en serio — to have conviction in what one says
• Swedish: mena — to have conviction in what one says
• Turkish: demek istemek — to have conviction in what one says
• Turkish: kastetmek — to have conviction in what one says
• Ukrainian: ма́ти на ува́зі (máty na uvázi) — to have conviction in what one says
• Ukrainian: дума́ти (dumáty) — to have conviction in what one says
• Bulgarian: знача (znača) — to result in; bring about
• Dutch: betekenen — to result in; bring about
• Esperanto: signifi — to result in; bring about
• Finnish: johtaa — to result in; bring about
• Finnish: tarkoittaa — to result in; bring about
• German: bedeuten — to result in; bring about
• Hungarian: jár — to result in; bring about
• Hungarian: maga után von — to result in; bring about
• Hungarian: jelent — to result in; bring about
• Italian: volere dire — to result in; bring about
• Italian: significare — to result in; bring about
• Italian: portare — to result in; bring about
• Japanese: 意味する (imi suru) — to result in; bring about
• Korean: 초래(招來)하다 (choraehada) — to result in; bring about
• Portuguese: significar — to result in; bring about
• Portuguese: representar — to result in; bring about
• Romanian: însemna — to result in; bring about
• Russian: зна́чить (znáčitʹ) — to result in; bring about
• Russian: означа́ть (označátʹ) — to result in; bring about
• Swedish: betyda — to result in; bring about
• Swedish: innebära — to result in; bring about
• Turkish: neden olmak — to result in; bring about
• Turkish: sebep olmak — to result in; bring about
• Turkish: yol açmak — to result in; bring about
• Ukrainian: зна́чити (znáčyty) — to result in; bring about
• Ukrainian: означа́ти (označáty) — to result in; bring about
• Bulgarian: знача (znača) — to be important
• Catalan: significar — to be important
• Dutch: betekenen — to be important
• Finnish: merkitä — to be important
• Hebrew: אָמַר (amár) — to be important
• Hungarian: jelent — to be important
• Hungarian: számít — to be important
• Italian: tenerci — to be important
• Romanian: însemna — to be important
• Spanish: significar — to be important
• Spanish: importar — to be important
• Spanish: ser importante (para) — to be important
• Spanish: serle importante a — to be important