damit gemeint hat

meant by that

→ damit
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meant by that In context, damit refers to something already said or mentioned.
GE: Ich weiß nicht, was sie damit gemeint hat.
EN: I don't know what she meant by that.

Ich frage mich, was sie damit gemeint hat.

I wonder what she meant by that.

Ich kann nur vermuten, dass er euch damit gemeint hat.

I can only assume that he meant you.

— Die Braut des Prinzen (1987)

Hast du Maria gefragt, was sie damit gemeint hat?

Did you ask Maria what she meant by that?

Ich möchte, dass Tom mir sagt, was er damit gemeint hat.

I want Tom to tell me what he meant by that.

Aber jetzt erst wird mir wahrlich klar, was er damit gemeint hat.

But only now do I truly understand what he meant.

— Ratatouille (2007)