Phrase guide

what does ... mean

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

Used to ask the meaning of a word (replace “...” with a word).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

77 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: çfarë do të thotë ...? — what does ... mean?
  • Arabic: مَاذَا يَعْنِي ...؟ (māḏā yaʕnī ...?) — what does ... mean?
  • Arabic: ... يَعْنِي إيه؟ (... yaʕnī ʔē?) — what does ... mean?
  • Armenian: ի՞նչ է նշանակում ...-ը։ (inčʻ ē nšanakum ...-ə.) — what does ... mean?
  • Azerbaijani: ... nə deməkdir? — what does ... mean?
  • Belarusian: што зна́чыць ...? (što znáčycʹ ...?) — what does ... mean?
  • Belarusian: што азнача́е ...? (što aznačáje ...?) — what does ... mean?
  • Bengali: ... -এর অর্থ কী? (... -er ortho ki?) — what does ... mean?
  • Bulgarian: какво́ означа́ва ...? (kakvó označáva ...?) — what does ... mean?
  • Burmese: ... ဆိုတာ ဘာလဲ။ — what does ... mean?
  • Catalan: què significa... — what does ... mean?
  • Catalan: què vol dir... — what does ... mean?
  • Chinese Cantonese: ......乜嘢意思呀? (... mat1 je5 ji3 si3 aa3?) — what does ... mean?
  • Chinese Mandarin: ......是什麼意思? /......是什么意思? (... shì shénme yìsi?) — what does ... mean?
  • Czech: co znamená ...? — what does ... mean?
  • Danish: hvad betyder ...? — what does ... mean?
  • Dutch: wat betekent ...? — what does ... mean?
  • Esperanto: kiu signifas ...? — what does ... mean?
  • Estonian: mida ... tähendab? — what does ... mean?
  • Finnish: mitä ... tarkoittaa — what does ... mean?
  • French: que veut dire ... — what does ... mean?
  • French: que signifie ... — what does ... mean?
  • Galician: que significa ...? — what does ... mean?
  • Georgian: ... რას ნიშნავს? (... ras nišnavs?) — what does ... mean?
  • German: was bedeutet ...? — what does ... mean?
  • Greek: τι σημαίνει το ...; (ti simaínei to ...?) — what does ... mean?
  • Hebrew: מה זה ...? (ma ze ...?) — what does ... mean?
  • Hebrew: מה ... אומר? (ma ... omer?) — what does ... mean?
  • Hindi: ... का मतलब क्या है? (... kā matlab kyā hai?) — what does ... mean?
  • Hungarian: mit jelent az, hogy ...? — what does ... mean?
  • Icelandic: hvað þýðir ...? — what does ... mean?
  • Ido: quo signifikas ...? — what does ... mean?
  • Indonesian: apakah arti dari ...? — what does ... mean?
  • Indonesian: apa arti dari ...? — what does ... mean?
  • Indonesian: ini artinya apa? — what does ... mean?
  • Ingrian: mikä ... merkitsöö — what does ... mean?
  • Irish: cad is brí le ...? — what does ... mean?
  • Irish: cad a chiallaíonn ...? — what does ... mean?
  • Italian: cosa significa ...? — what does ... mean?
  • Japanese: ...の意味は何ですか (... no imi wa nan desu ka) — what does ... mean?
  • Khmer: តើ...មានន័យថាអ្វី? (taə ... miən nɨy thaa ʼvəy?) — what does ... mean?
  • Khmer: ...មានន័យថាម៉េច? (... miən nɨy thaa məc?) — what does ... mean?
  • Korean: ...(은/는) 무엇을 의미합니까? — what does ... mean?
  • Korean: ...(은/는) 무슨 뜻이에요? — what does ... mean?
  • Korean: ... 무슨 뜻이야? (... museun tteus-i-ya?) — what does ... mean?
  • Lao: ... ຫມາຍຄວາມວ່າຫຍັງ? (māi khuām wā nyang) — what does ... mean?
  • Latvian: ko nozīmē ...? — what does ... mean?
  • Lithuanian: ką reiškia ...? — what does ... mean?
  • Macedonian: што значи ...? (što znači ...?) — what does ... mean?
  • Malay: apa maksud ...? — what does ... mean?
  • Marathi: ... म्हणजे काय? (... mhaṇje kāy?) — what does ... mean?
  • Marathi: ... म्हणजे? (... mhaṇje?) — what does ... mean?
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hva betyr ...? — what does ... mean?
  • Iranian Persian: مَعْنیِ ... چیسْت؟ (ma'ni-ye ... čist?) — what does ... mean?
  • Iranian Persian: ... یَعْنی چِه؟ (... ya'ni če?) — what does ... mean?
  • Polish: co oznacza ...? — what does ... mean?
  • Portuguese: o que significa ...? — what does ... mean?
  • Portuguese: o que ... quer dizer? — what does ... mean?
  • Romanian: ce înseamnă ...? — what does ... mean?
  • Russian: что зна́чит ...? (što znáčit ...?) — what does ... mean?
  • Russian: что означа́ет ...? (što označájet ...?) — what does ... mean?
  • Serbo-Croatian: што значи ...? — what does ... mean?
  • Serbo-Croatian: шта значи ...? — what does ... mean?
  • Serbo-Croatian: što znači ...? — what does ... mean?
  • Serbo-Croatian: šta znači ...? — what does ... mean?
  • Slovak: čo znamená ...? — what does ... mean?
  • Slovene: kaj pomeni ...? — what does ... mean?
  • Spanish: ¿que significa ...? — what does ... mean?
  • Swedish: vad betyder ...? — what does ... mean?
  • Thai: ...หมายความว่าอะไร (mǎai-kwaam-wâa-à-rai) — what does ... mean?
  • Turkish: ... ne anlama geliyor? — what does ... mean?
  • Turkish: ... ne demek? — what does ... mean?
  • Turkish: ... ne demektir? — what does ... mean?
  • Ukrainian: що зна́чить ...? (ščo znáčytʹ ...?) — what does ... mean?
  • Ukrainian: що означа́є ...? (ščo označáje ...?) — what does ... mean?
  • Urdu: ... کا مَطْلَب کْیا ہَے؟ (... kā matlab kyā hai?) — what does ... mean?
  • Vietnamese: ... nghĩa là gì? — what does ... mean?