bedenken

Meaning

1. (irregular,weak) to consider, bethink
2. (irregular,weak) to keep in mind
3. (irregular,weak) to remember (someone) in one's will; to gift (someone) with; to treat (someone) to
4. (irregular,reflexive,weak) to think; consider (before making a decision)

Concepts

consider

ponder

reflect

think

attend to

mirror

reflect on

think about

preconceive

arrange

dispose of

manage

talk over

calculate

estimate

value

weigh up

comprehend

deduce

understand

give

bear in mind

keep in mind

think over

brood

cogitate

contemplate

deliberate

drink in

examine

meditate

mull

muse

ruminate

scratch one’s head

speculate

study

wonder

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bəˈdɛŋkŋ̍/

Etymology

From Middle High German bedenken, from Old High German pidenken bidenken, from Proto-Germanic *biþankijaną, equivalent to be- + denken. Cognate with English bethink, Dutch bedenken.