denken

Definitions of denken
  1. noun
    an opinion formed by judging something
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    Meinung
    a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
  2. verb
    judge or regard; look upon; judge
    synonyms: glauben, meinen
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    sehen, zählen
    look on as or consider
    ansehen, auffassen, betrachten, erachten, halten, nehmen, sehen
    deem to be
    aufnehmen, einbeziehen, einrechnen
    consider as part of something
    relativieren
    consider or treat as relative
    beehren
    consider as the favorite
    idealisieren
    consider or render as ideal
    halten
    keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
    achten, anerkennen, respektieren
    regard highly; think much of
    schwören, schätzen, wertschätzen
    hold dear
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    begutachten, beurteilen, bilden, schließen, urteilen
    form a critical opinion of
  3. verb
    have in mind as a purpose
    synonyms: beabsichtigen, intendieren, vorhaben
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    aussein, einplanen, planen
    have the will and intention to carry out some action
    gedenken
    propose or intend
    ausdenken
    consider carefully and rationally
    ansteuern, anstreben, zielen
    have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
    erwarten
    intend with some possibility of fulfilment
  4. verb
    have the will and intention to carry out some action
    synonyms: aussein, einplanen, planen
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    ausdenken
    consider carefully and rationally
    ansteuern, anstreben, zielen
    have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
    erwarten
    intend with some possibility of fulfilment
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    beabsichtigen, intendieren, vorhaben
    have in mind as a purpose
  5. verb
    be capable of conscious thought
  6. verb
    show consideration for; take into account
    synonyms: abwägen, achten, bedenken
  7. verb
    keep in mind for attention or consideration
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    unterdrücken
    dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
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    behalten
    keep in one's mind
    charakterisieren
    describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
    kennzeichnen
    be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
  8. verb
    take into consideration, have in view
    synonyms: erwägen, überdenken
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    tragen
    consider as a possibility
  9. verb
    deem to be
    synonyms: ansehen, auffassen, betrachten, erachten, halten, nehmen, sehen
    interpretieren
    make sense of; assign a meaning to
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    aufnehmen, einbeziehen, einrechnen
    consider as part of something
    relativieren
    consider or treat as relative
    beehren
    consider as the favorite
    idealisieren
    consider or render as ideal
    halten
    keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
    achten, anerkennen, respektieren
    regard highly; think much of
    schwören, schätzen, wertschätzen
    hold dear
    zählen
    include as if by counting
    halten, rechnen, subsumieren
    consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle
    romantisieren
    interpret romantically
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    glauben, meinen
    judge or regard; look upon; judge
  10. verb
    expect, believe, or suppose
    synonyms: annehmen, dünken, meinen, unterstellen
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    verdächtigen
    hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty
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    erwarten, gewärtigen, vorwegnehmen
    regard something as probable or likely
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