bedeuten = (of a word) mean, have the meaning of, imply, signify meinen = (of a person) have an opinion, have an intention They are not synonyms. Watch out: "meinen" is a false friend for "to mean". Examples: Was bedeutet dieses Wort? What does this word mean? Was bedeutet diese Tatsache für unser Projekt? What does this fact mean for our project? Ich meine, dass du Recht hast. I think you are right. Dich meine ich! I was intending to address you!

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