überdenken — meaning in English

English meaning

• digest verb To break food down in the stomach and intestines so the body can absorb its nutrients.
• linger verb To stay in a place longer than necessary, often reluctant to leave.
• overthink verb To think about something for too long or too hard, often making a simple decision harder than it needs to be.
• reconsider verb To think about a decision or matter again, often to see if it should change.
• rethink verb To think about something again with a view to changing it.

Senses

überdenken 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.
• linger (intransitive, idiomatic, often followed by on) To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion.
• overthink (rare) To think too highly (of); overestimate
• reconsider (ambitransitive) To consider a matter again.
• rethink To think again about something, with the intention of changing or replacing it.
• second-guess (transitive) To vet or evaluate; to criticize or correct, often by hindsight, by presuming to have a better idea, method, etc.

digest — full definition

1. verb To break food down in the stomach and intestines so the body can absorb its nutrients.
2. verb To think over and fully take in information or an idea.
3. noun A short summary of longer material, or a periodical made up of such summaries.

linger — full definition

1. verb To stay in a place longer than necessary, often reluctant to leave.
2. verb To continue to exist or persist for longer than expected, especially before fading away.

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