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Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch mening, from Middle Dutch mêninge. Equivalent to meen (“to mean, to suppose”) + -ing (“-ion”).
Pronunciation
Noun
mening (plural menings or meninge)
- An opinion.
Danish
Etymology
From the verb mene.
Noun
mening c (singular definite meningen, plural indefinite meninger)
- an opinion (subjective thought)
- meaning (sense, significance)
- intention
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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch mêninge. Equivalent to menen (“to mean, to suppose”) + -ing (“-ion”).
Compare German Meinung, English meaning.
Pronunciation
Noun
mening f (plural meningen, diminutive meninkje n)
- An opinion.
Zij heeft recht op een eigen mening.- She has a right to her own opinion.
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Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the verb mene.
Noun
mening m or f (definite singular meninga or meningen, indefinite plural meninger, definite plural meningene)
- an opinion (subjective thought)
- meaning (sense, significance)
- intention
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Swedish
Etymology
mena + -ing
Pronunciation
Noun
mening c
- a purpose, a point
Vad är meningen med att göra så där?- What's the point of doing it like that?
Meningen är att det gör saker bättre- The point is that it makes things better
Vad är meningen med livet?- What's the purpose of life?
- a sentence, a grammatical phrase
en lång mening med många ord- a long sentence with many words
- an (intended) meaning
- Synonyms: betydelse, innebörd, bemärkelse
"konst" i ordets egentliga mening- "art" in the true sense of the word
Det här är inte en bulle i strikt mening- This is not a bun in the strict sense
Jag förstår inte meningen i orden- I don't understand what the words mean
- an opinion
- Synonym: uppfattning
I min mening så har hon rätt- In my opinion, she's right
förutfattade meningar- preconceived notions
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Uzbek
Determiner
mening
- my