denken
Meaning
- (intransitive,irregular,rare,transitive,weak) to think
- (intransitive,irregular,weak) not to forget; to remember
- (dative,irregular,reflexive,transitive,weak) to imagine
- (dative,irregular,reflexive,transitive,weak) to think, to believe, to assume, to conjecture
Concepts
think
consider
meditate
judge
reflect
believe
ponder
reason
deem
conceive
remember
contemplate
imagine
cogitate
opine
suppose
understand
thought
think about
feel
guess
mull
muse
ruminate
speculate
study
витиеватоopine
aim to do
bear in mind
know
admire
introduce something
expect
think carefully
be of the opinion
realize
reckon
anticipate
call
envision
figure
forecast
foretell
promise
recall
recollect
remind
cast about
excogitate
mull over
ratiocinate
think over
brood
deliberate
drink in
examine
scratch one’s head
wonder
administer justice
appreciate
assess
estimate
evaluate
qualify
try
regard
value
design
devise
invent
think up
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdɛŋkən/
Etymology
From Middle High German denken, from Old High German denken, thenken, from Proto-West Germanic *þankijan, from Proto-Germanic *þankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *teng-. Cognate with Bavarian denkn, denka, Dutch denken, Low German denken, dinken, West Frisian tinke, English think, Icelandic þekkja.
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