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meanie [meanies] (unkind person) noun [UK: ˈmiː.ni] [US: ˈmiː.ni] | gemeneriksubstantief |
meaning [meanings] (significance of a thing, as "the meaning of life") noun [UK: ˈmiːn.ɪŋ] [US: ˈmiːn.ɪŋ] | zinsubstantief |
meaning [meanings] (symbolic value of something) noun [UK: ˈmiːn.ɪŋ] [US: ˈmiːn.ɪŋ] | betekenissubstantief waardesubstantief |
meaning of life (hypothetical answer to life’s ultimate questions) noun [UK: ˈmiːn.ɪŋ əv laɪf] [US: ˈmiːn.ɪŋ əv ˈlaɪf] | zin van het levensubstantief |
meaningful (having meaning, significant) adjective [UK: ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fəl] [US: ˈmiː.nɪŋ.fəl] | zinvolbijvoeglijk naamwoord |
meaningless (lacking meaning) adjective [UK: ˈmiː.nɪŋ.ləs] [US: ˈmiː.nɪŋ.ləs] | betekenisloosbijvoeglijk naamwoord zinloosbijvoeglijk naamwoord |
meanness (a mean act) noun [UK: ˈmiːn.nəs] [US: ˈmiːn.nəs] | gemene daadsubstantief |
meanness (the condition or quality of being mean) noun [UK: ˈmiːn.nəs] [US: ˈmiːn.nəs] | gemeenheidsubstantief |
means (instrument or condition for attaining a purpose) noun [UK: miːnz] [US: ˈmiːnz] | middelsubstantief |
means (resources) noun [UK: miːnz] [US: ˈmiːnz] | middelensubstantief |
means of transportation (general term for the different kinds of transport facilities that are often used to transport people or cargo in many ways) noun [UK: miːnz əv ˌtræn.spɔː.ˈteɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˈmiːnz əv ˌtræn.spər.ˈteɪʃ.n̩] | vervoersmiddelsubstantief |
meantime (time in between) noun [UK: ˈmiːn.taɪm] [US: ˈmiːn.ˌtaɪm] | ondertussensubstantief |
meanwhile (at the same time but elsewhere) adverb [UK: ˈmiːn.waɪl] [US: ˈmiːˌn.waɪl] | in de tussentijdbijwoord |
meanwhile (during the time) adverb [UK: ˈmiːn.waɪl] [US: ˈmiːˌn.waɪl] | intussenbijwoord ondertussenbijwoord |
measle [measles] (a leper) noun | lepralijdersubstantief |
measles (disease caused by M. morbillivirus) noun [UK: ˈmiːz.l̩z] [US: ˈmiːz.l̩z] | mazelensubstantief morbillisubstantief |
measurable (able to be measured) adjective [UK: ˈme.ʒə.rəb.l̩] [US: ˈme.ʒə.rəb.l̩] | meetbaarbijvoeglijk naamwoord |
measure (act or result of measuring) noun [UK: ˈme.ʒə(r)] [US: ˈme.ʒər] | metensubstantief metingsubstantief |
measure (action to achieve some purpose) noun [UK: ˈme.ʒə(r)] [US: ˈme.ʒər] | maatregelsubstantief |
measure [measured, measuring, measures] (ascertain the quantity of a unit) verb [UK: ˈme.ʒə(r)] [US: ˈme.ʒər] | metenwerkwoord |
measure [measured, measuring, measures] (estimate the unit size) verb [UK: ˈme.ʒə(r)] [US: ˈme.ʒər] | schattenwerkwoord |
measure [measured, measuring, measures] (obtain or set apart) verb [UK: ˈme.ʒə(r)] [US: ˈme.ʒər] | afmetenwerkwoord |
measure (something to take measurements) noun [UK: ˈme.ʒə(r)] [US: ˈme.ʒər] | latsubstantief lineaalsubstantief meetlatsubstantief regelsubstantief |
measure (standard against which something can be judged, criterion) noun [UK: ˈme.ʒə(r)] [US: ˈme.ʒər] | maatstafsubstantief |
measure (unspecified portion or quantity) noun [UK: ˈme.ʒə(r)] [US: ˈme.ʒər] | hoeveelheidsubstantief maatsubstantief |
measure noun [UK: ˈme.ʒə(r)] [US: ˈme.ʒər] | afstandsubstantief |
measure word (measure word, classifier) noun | maatwoordsubstantief |
measured (deliberate but restrained) adjective [UK: ˈme.ʒəd] [US: ˈme.ʒərd] | afgemetenbijvoeglijk naamwoord |
measurement [measurements] (act of measuring) noun [UK: ˈme.ʒə.mənt] [US: ˈme.ʒər.mənt] | metingsubstantief |
measuring cup (utensil to measure the volume) noun | maatbekersubstantief |
meatball [meatballs] noun [UK: ˈmiːt.bɔːl] [US: ˈmiːt.ˌbɒl] | gehaktbalsubstantief |