overdenken — meaning in English
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English meaning
- digest verb To break food down in the stomach and intestines so the body can absorb its nutrients.
- mull verb To think something over slowly and carefully, turning it over in your mind.
- ponder verb To think about something carefully and for a long time.
- ruminate verb If an animal such as a cow does this, it brings food back up from its stomach to chew it again.
- think verb To use one's mind to consider, reason about, or form an opinion.
Senses
overdenken is used for these senses in English:
- digest (transitive) To think over and arrange methodically in the mind; to reduce to a plan or method; to receive in the mind and consider carefully; to get an understanding of; to comprehend.
- mull (usually with over) To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.
- think (intransitive) To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.
digest — full definition
- verb To break food down in the stomach and intestines so the body can absorb its nutrients.
- verb To think over and fully take in information or an idea.
- noun A short summary of longer material, or a periodical made up of such summaries.
mull — full definition
- verb To think something over slowly and carefully, turning it over in your mind.
- verb To heat a drink such as wine or cider with sugar and spices.
- noun A headland or promontory, especially in Scottish place names.
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