how do you mean

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how do you mean

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  1. A request for clarification of what the listener just said.

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phrase a request for clarification of what the listener just said

中文你這是什麼意思? /你这是什么意思? nǐ zhè shì shénme yìsi
Portuguêso que você quer dizer?, como assim?
Françaiscomment ça
Deutschwie meinst du das?, wie meinen Sie das?

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@misc{how_do_you_mean_2026,
  title = {how do you mean},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/how%20do%20you%20mean},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}