abwägen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- criticize verb To point out faults or problems in something or someone.
- deliberate adjective Done on purpose; intentional.
- overthink verb To think about something for too long or too hard, often making a simple decision harder than it needs to be.
- weigh verb To find out how heavy something is, usually with scales.
Senses
abwägen is used for these senses in English:
- criticize To evaluate (something), assessing its merits and faults.
- deliberate (transitive) To consider carefully; to weigh well in the mind.
- overthink (rare) To think too highly (of); overestimate
- weigh (transitive, figuratively) To determine the intrinsic value or merit of an object, to evaluate.
deliberate — full definition
- adjective Done on purpose; intentional.
- verb To think carefully about something before deciding.