bedeutend

/bəˈdɔɪ̯tn̩t/

adjective B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. significant, important

    Present participle of bedeuten (to mean, to signify).

Similar words

gewichtig

gewichtig is more literally about the weightiness or gravity of a matter; bedeutend is more general significance — both mean "significant, important."

wichtig

bedeutend is slightly more formal, like being historically significant; wichtig is more everyday, "important."

Practice

1 What does bedeutend mean?

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See also

adjective

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