meinen; sagen wollen {vt} - to mean {meant; meant}
meinend - meaning gemeint - meant er/sie meint - he/she means ich/er/sie meinte - I/he/she meant er/sie hat/hatte gemeint - he/she has/had meant Was meinen Sie (damit)? - What do you mean (by that)?; What are you implying (by that)? Ich weiß (genau), was Sie meinen. - I know (precisely) what you mean. es ernst meinen - to mean business Ich meine es ernst. - I mean business. Es ist nicht persönlich gemeint, aber dieses Argument ist dumm. - I do not mean this personally, but that is a stupid point.