nachdenken

Meaning

to think, to reflect, to ponder

Concepts

think

meditate

reflect

ponder

think about

consider

think carefully

judge

cogitate

contemplate

conceive

muse

reason

deem

think over

think to oneself

mull over

mull

ruminate

speculate

study

deliberate

daydream

dream

fancy

anticipate

call

envision

figure

forecast

foretell

imagine

promise

recall

recollect

remember

remind

cast about

excogitate

ratiocinate

brood

drink in

examine

scratch one’s head

wonder

design

devise

invent

think up

concentrate

focus

rivet

understand

Hyphenated as

nach‧den‧ken

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnaːxˌdɛŋkŋ̩/

Etymology

nach- + denken; cognate with Hunsrik nohdenke, Dutch nadenken.

Sentences

Ich denke , dass wir weiter darüber nachdenken sollten auf jeden Fall unter uns .

I believe that this is worth thinking about for the future, and is certainly something that we need to think about.