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denken — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • believe verb To accept something as true without being completely certain.
  • make verb To create, produce, or build something.
  • think verb To use one's mind to consider, reason about, or form an opinion.

Senses

denken is used for these senses in English:

  • believe (transitive) To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing).
  • believe (intransitive) To have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth.
  • make (obsolete) To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to interfere; to be active; often in the phrase to meddle or make.
  • think (intransitive) To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.
  • think (transitive) To be of opinion (that); to consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.
  • think (transitive) To guess; to reckon; to believe while admittedly being uncertain.

believe — full definition

  1. verb To accept something as true without being completely certain.
  2. verb To accept that a person is telling the truth.
  3. verb To have religious or spiritual faith.
  4. verb (with "in") To trust in someone's ability, or to feel something is right or worthwhile.

make — full definition

  1. verb To create, produce, or build something.
  2. verb To cause someone or something to do or become a particular thing.
  3. verb To earn or gain money.
  4. verb To arrive at or reach a place, especially in time.
  5. noun The brand or manufacturer of a product.

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