Bedeutung haben

to have significance

Türkçe: önemi olmak

Noun

Bedeutung f.

Verb

haben

Topic

Gesellschaft und Leben

In a sentence

Seine Aussage hat für den Ausgang des Prozesses große Bedeutung.

How it is used

Means 'to have significance' — being important or meaningful. Neutral register. Use in a discussion about why a historical event matters. Common mistake: overusing 'wichtig sein' instead of this more nuanced phrase.

Other verbs that go with Bedeutung

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Bedeutung erhaltento gain significance
• jdm. / etw. Bedeutung beimessento attach importance to
• an Bedeutung gewinnento gain in significance

All collocations with Bedeutung

Other collocations built on haben

• (k)eine Ahnung haben von+Dat.to have (no) idea about something
• jdn. auf der Abschussliste habento have someone on one's hit list
• die Absicht habento have the intention
• eine Ader haben für+Akk.to have a natural talent or inclination for something
• in Arbeit habento have tasks currently being handled
• eine Ansicht haben zu+Dat.to have an opinion/view on something
• einen Anspruch haben auf+Akk.to have a right/claim to something
• Angst haben vor+Dat.to be afraid of something