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{{also|měněn}}
==Catalan==

===Pronunciation===
* {{ca-IPA|ê}}

===Verb===
{{head|ca|verb form}}

# {{ca-verb form of|menar}}

==Dutch==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|nl|dum|mênen}}, from {{inh|nl|odt|mēnen}}, from {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*mainijan}}, from {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*mainijaną}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|nl|/ˈmeː.nə(n)/}}
* {{audio|nl|Nl-menen.ogg}}
* {{hyphenation|nl|me|nen}}
* {{rhymes|nl|eːnən|s=2}}

===Verb===
{{nl-verb}}

# to [[think]]; to have an [[opinion]] or [[assumption]]
#: {{syn|nl|denken}}
#: {{uxi|nl|Hij '''meent''' dat hij recht heeft op meer salaris.|He '''is of the opinion''' that he deserves more salary.}}
#: {{uxi|nl|Ik '''meen''' me zoiets te herinneren.|I '''think''' I remember something to that effect.}} 
# to [[mean]] {{gloss|to be serious and sincere; to have conviction in}} 
#: {{syn|nl|[[serieus]] [[bedoelen]]}}
#: {{uxi|nl|De excuses waren niet '''gemeend'''.|The apologies '''were''' not '''sincere'''.}}
#: {{uxi|nl|'''Meen''' je dat nou?|Are you serious?}}
# {{lb|nl|archaic}} to [[mean]] {{gloss|to refer to; to have in mind}}
#: {{syn|nl|bedoelen}}
# {{lb|nl|archaic}} to [[mean]] {{gloss|to convey; to want to say}}
#: {{syn|nl|bedoelen}}
# {{lb|nl|obsolete}} to [[mean]] {{gloss|to have as meaning, e.g. of a word}}
#: {{syn|nl|betekenen|heten}}

====Conjugation====
{{nl-conj-wk|meen|mene}}

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|nl
|mening
|ongemeend
|vermenen
}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|dcr|meen}}
* {{desc|bor=1|pap|mèn|men}}
* {{desc|srm|méni|bor=1|unc=1}}

===Anagrams===
* {{l|nl|menne}}, {{l|nl|nemen}}

==Finnish==

===Verb===
{{head|fi|verb form}}

# {{infl of|fi|mennä||1|s|pres|ind}}

==Fula==

===Pronoun===
{{head|ff|pronoun}}

# {{ng|first person plural exclusive;emphatic pronoun}} [[we]], [[us]]

====Usage notes====
* {{U:ff:fuf}}

====Dialectal variants====
* {{l|ff|minen}} ''(Liptaako, Maasina, Fouta-toro, Adamawa)''

====See also====
* {{l|ff|enen}}
* {{l|ff|men}}
* {{l|ff|meɗen}}
* {{l|ff|hiɗen}}

===References===
* {{R:Bah 2014}}
* {{cite-journal|title=A Study of Fula Dialects : Examining the Continuous/Stative Constructions|author=Ritsuko Miyamoto|url=https://minpaku.repo.nii.ac.jp/?action=repository_action_common_download&item_id=3075&item_no=1&attribute_id=18&file_no=1|journal=Senri Ethnological Studies|volume=35|pages=215-230|doi=10.15021/00003067|year=1993}}

==Middle Dutch==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|dum|odt|mēnen}}, from {{inh|dum|gem-pro|*mainijaną}}.

===Verb===
{{dum-verb|head=mênen}}

# to [[mean]], to [[signify]]
# to [[intend]]
# to [[mean]], to [[stand for]]
# to [[think]], to be of the [[opinion]]

====Inflection====
{{rfinfl|dum|verb}}{{cln|dum|weak verbs}}

====Alternative forms====
* {{l|dum|meinen}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|nl|menen}}
** {{desc|af|meen}}
* {{desc|li|meine}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:VMNW|ID59832|II}}
* {{R:MNW|29073|I}}

==Middle English==

===Etymology 1===
From {{der|enm|ang|mǣnan||mean, intend; lament}}.

====Verb====
{{head|enm|verb}}

# 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===
{{etymid|enm|guide}}
From {{der|enm|fro|mener||lead}}.

====Alternative forms====
* {{alter|enm|mayne}}

====Verb====
{{head|enm|verb}}

# to [[direct]] or [[guide]] (one's horse or oneself)
# {{lb|enm|reflexive}} to conduct oneself or behave (in a certain way)

==Mokilese==

===Etymology===
{{surf|mkj|-men|pos1=animate noun classifier/indefinite marker|-en|pos2=2nd person singular demonstrative suffix}}

===Demonstrative===
{{head|mkj|demonstrative}}

# [[that]] (animate noun near the speaker)

====Usage notes====
''Menen'' is used only when talking about animate nouns that are nearer to the listener than to the speaker.

====See also====
{{Mokilese demonstratives}}

====References====
* Harrison, Sheldon P., [https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv9zck9g Mokilese Reference Grammar], University of Hawaii Press 1977

==Old Dutch==

===Etymology===
From {{inh|odt|gem-pro|*mainijaną}}.

===Verb===
{{odt-verb|head=mēnen}}

# to [[mean]], to [[intend]]

====Inflection====
{{odt-conj-wk1|mēn}}

====Descendants====
* {{desctree|dum|mênen}}

====Further reading====
* {{R:ONW|2981|mēnen}}

==Spanish==

===Verb===
{{head|es|verb form}}

# {{es-verb form of|menar}}

==Swedish==

===Noun===
{{head|sv|noun form}}

# {{noun form of|sv|men||def|p}}