No. 7,801 in Dutch
doelde
"Doelde" means "meant" or "was referring to" (past tense of "to aim" or "to intend").
In a sentence
De spreker doelde op het belang van samenwerking.
The speaker referred to the importance of cooperation.
Here, 'doelde' means 'referred to' or 'was referring to' and is used in the context of someone directing attention to an abstract idea.
Hij doelde op het historische aspect van de gebeurtenis.
He referred to the historical aspect of the event.
In this sentence, 'doelde' is used to indicate the act of implying or mentioning a specific perspective.
Ze doelde waarschijnlijk op een eerder besproken onderwerp.
She was probably referring to a previously discussed topic.
'Doelde' here signifies the act of indirectly referring to something discussed earlier, indicating the speaker's intent to point out without explicit mention.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “doelde” in actual Dutch podcasts.
Find “doelde” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Dutch podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Nederlands, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Dutch books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).