Translation

1. to imply, to mean, to signify, to indicate, to spell, to betoken transitive, weak

   Ein klarer Himmel bedeutet eine kalte Nacht.

   A clear sky means a cold night.

   Aber was bedeutet das?

   But what does it mean?

2. betoken source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
3. connote source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
4. to mean source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en
5. to have meaning, to be important to some degree (to a person) ditransitive, weak

   Aber Liebling! Sabina bedeutet mir nichts!

   But darling! Sabina means nothing to me!

   Das bedeutet mir sehr viel.

   This means a lot to me.

6. to signify, to represent, to denote (to have a certain meaning when translated, deciphered, etc.) transitive, weak

   Übersetzt bedeutet der Name so viel wie "starker Krieger".

   Translated, the name means something like "strong warrior".

7. to give someone something to understand, to signal, to motion (by gestures, facial expressions, words, etc.) dated, transitive, weak

   Mit ihrem Lächeln bedeutete sie ihm, dass sie an einer Unterhaltung interessiert war.

   With her smile she signalled to him that she was interested in a conversation.

   Plötzlich bedeutete ihr der Mann, in das Café einzutreten.

   Suddenly the man motioned for her to enter the cafè.

Conjugation

Indicative

Subjunctive i

Subjunctive ii

Imperative

Translation

1. gerund of bedeuten form-of, gerund, neuter, no-plural, strong

Declension