deuten
to point, to interpret
English translations
- 01
indicate
- 02
point
- 03
suggest
- 04
imply
- 05
signify
Word details
- German meaning
- Etwas interpretieren oder eine bestimmte Bedeutung zuschreiben.
- English meaning
- to interpret, to mean
- Synonym
- interpretieren, auslegen
- German example
- Wie deutest du dieses Verhalten?
- English example
- How do you interpret this behavior?
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich deute du deutest er/sie/es ich deutet wir deuten ihr deutet sie deuten
- Past Participle
- ich habe gedeutet du hast gedeutet er/sie/es hat gedeutet wir haben gedeutet ihr habt gedeutet sie haben gedeutet
- Past
- ich deutete du deutetest er/sie/es deutete wir deuteten ihr deutetet sie deuteten
Related words
- bedeutend
significant, important
- andeuten
To insinuate means to not say something directly, but only to suggest it indirectly or vaguely.
- bedeuten
To mean
- umdeuten
reinterpret
- gleichbedeutend
synonymous
- missdeuten
Misinterpret
- unbedeutend
Insignificant
- hindeuten
Indicate
- nominal
nominal
- marginal
Marginal
- niedrig
Low
- vernachlässigbar
Negligible
- beträchtlich
Considerable
- signifikant
significant
- verschwindend
Negligible
- poplig
Insignificant, measly
- mickrig
Miserly means small, stunted, or insignificant.
- nennenswert
Notable
- ernstzunehmend
"Serious" describes something or someone that is important, significant, or noteworthy and should therefore be taken seriously.
- bedeutungsgleich
Synonymous
- gefühlsblind
"gefühlsblind" describes a person who has difficulty recognizing or understanding the feelings of others; lacking empathy.
- unscheinbar
Inconspicuous
- Dom
Cathedral
- Fund
Discovery
- Mausoleum
mausoleum
- Meilenstein
milestone
- Petitesse
Trifle
- Bagatelle
trifle
- Kathedrale
Cathedral
- hochnehmen
To pick up, to criticize, to arrest
- Flohzirkus
Flea circus
- Äquivalenz
equivalence
- Banalität
Banality
- Sommerloch
Silly season
- Kaff
backwater
- Kaff
backwater
- Sternstunde
Finest hour
- Donaumetropole
A Danube metropolis is a city located on the Danube River that plays a significant economic, cultural, or political role.
- Themsemetropole
Thames metropolis
- Wolgametropole
A Volga metropolis is a large city located on the Volga River that plays a significant economic and cultural role.
- Metropole
Metropolis
- Tibermetropole
Tiber Metropolis
- Metropolis
Metropolis
- Weichselstadt
City on the Vistula
- Elb
Elbe is a major river in Central Europe, flowing through Germany and the Czech Republic.
- Erzlager
ore deposit
- Churfürst
Prince-elector
- Seifenlagerstätte
A placer deposit is an accumulation of valuable minerals that have been separated from their original rock by the action of water and deposited elsewhere.
- Banalitaet
Banality, triviality
Example sentences with “deuten”
Er deutete auf das Bild. (He pointed to the picture.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between 'deuten' and 'zeigen'?
'Zeigen' is physical pointing; 'deuten' can also mean interpreting or hinting at something.