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menen
menen
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eːnən
Verb
menen
Inflection
| Inflection of menen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | menen | |||
| past singular | meende | |||
| past participle | gemeend | |||
| infinitive | menen | |||
| gerund | menen n | |||
| verbal noun | — | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | meen | meende | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | meent | meende | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | meent | meende | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | meent | meende | ||
| 3rd person singular | meent | meende | ||
| plural | menen | meenden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | mene | meende | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | menen | meenden | ||
| imperative sing. | meen | |||
| imperative plur.1 | meent | |||
| participles | menend | gemeend | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Anagrams
Middle English
Verb
menen
- to intend, to mean to indicate or signify
- to intend, to mean to do something, or that something will be the case; to plan
- to say, to express
- to remember; to recall or bear in mind
- to advise or admonish or remind (someone of something)
- to complain of, to lament
- to lament, to mourn (for)
- to pity, to comfort
Etymology 2
From Old French mener (“lead”).
Verb
menen
- to direct or guide (one's horse or oneself)
- (reflexive) to conduct oneself or behave (in a certain way)