bedeuten

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German bediuten, betiuten, from Old High German bidiuten. Equivalent to be- +‎ deuten. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bəˈdɔɪ̯tn̩/, /bəˈdɔɪ̯tən/ === Verb === bedeuten (weak, third-person singular present bedeutet, past tense bedeutete, past participle bedeutet, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to imply, to mean, to signify, to indicate, to spell, to betoken Ein klarer Himmel bedeutet eine kalte Nacht. ― A clear sky means a cold night. Aber was bedeutet das? ― But what does it mean? (ditransitive, with an indefinite quantifier) to have meaning, to be important to some degree (to a person) Das bedeutet mir sehr viel. ― This means a lot to me. (transitive) to signify, to represent, to denote (to have a certain meaning when translated, deciphered, etc.) (transitive, dated) to give someone something to understand, to signal, to motion (by gestures, facial expressions, words, etc.) [with dative] ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Bedeuten Bedeutung bedeutend bedeutsam === Further reading === “bedeuten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “bedeuten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “bedeuten” in Duden online “bedeuten” in OpenThesaurus.de