meinen
Translation
to think, to mean, to guess
Examples
Was meinst du dazu?
What do you think about that?
Das habe ich nicht gemeint.
That's not what I meant.
Er meint es gut mit dir.
He means well for you.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to mean (sth.) I didn't mean that.
((that...)) to think (that...) I think that we should go.
((it)) ((well/badly)) ((with sb.)) to mean well/badly for (sb.) He means well for you.
Similar Words
Synonyms: denken, glauben; Antonyms: wissen
Etymology
From Middle High German 'meinen', cognate with English 'mean'.
Memory Tips
Think of 'mean' - it covers both meaning something and having an opinion.