German word

Bedeutung

Pronunciation

IPA/bəˈdɔʏ̯tʊŋ/

Meaning

  • feminine nounmeaning

Example

Was ist die Bedeutung dieses Wortes?

What does this word mean?

Illustration for Bedeutung (meaning)

More examples

Er kann die Bedeutung nicht erklären.

He cannot explain the meaning.

Core concept

A word, sign, or action points to content, and that content can also matter in a wider situation.

Common phrases

  • Bedeutung erklären

    explain the meaning

  • ohne Bedeutung

    without meaning

Similar words

Sinn: The general sense understood from something expressed or experienced.
Kontext: The surrounding situation that helps explain a word, event, or action.
Inhalt: The specific information or material expressed in a text or statement.

Definition in German

Bedeutung bezeichnet den Sinn oder die inhaltliche Aussage eines Wortes, Zeichens oder einer Handlung.

Word origin

Bedeutung is derived from the verb bedeuten and continues Middle High German bediutunge.

Usage tips

  • Bedeutung can mean significance or importance, as in von Bedeutung sein, as well as the meaning of a word or sign.

Other meanings

  • importancenoun
  • significancenoun
  • implicationnoun

Related words

  • bedeutenmeanverb
  • bedeutungslosmeaninglessadjective

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