peinzen

Meaning

(intransitive) to ponder, meditate
(Belgium,intransitive) to think

think to oneself

speculate

scratch one’s head

het hoofd gebruiken

de hersens inspannen

de hersens laten werken

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɛi̯nzə(n)/

From Middle Dutch pensen, peinsen, from Old French penser, from Latin pensō.

Bookmark this

Improve your pronunciation

Arrow pointing to the button

Dutch

Start learning Dutch with learnfeliz.

Practice speaking and memorizing "peinzen" and many other words and sentences in Dutch.

Go to our Dutch course page

Notes

Sign in to write sticky notes

Sentences

De psychiater zei dat peinzen alleen maar een negatief effect had .

The psychiatrist said that meditating only had a negative effect.

Questions