nachdenken — meaning in English

English meaning

• ponder verb To think about something carefully and for a long time.
• reflect verb To bounce light, sound, or an image back off a surface.
• think verb To use one's mind to consider, reason about, or form an opinion.
• thought noun An idea or mental image formed in the mind.

Senses

nachdenken is used for these senses in English:

• chew the cud (figuratively, idiomatic, of a person) To meditate or ponder before answering; to be deep in thought; to ruminate.
• reflect (intransitive) To think seriously; to ponder or consider.
• think (intransitive) To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.
• think over (idiomatic) To ponder or reflect on a subject.
• thought (uncountable) The operation by which mental activity arise or are manipulated; the process of thinking; the agency by which thinking is accomplished.

reflect — full definition

1. verb To bounce light, sound, or an image back off a surface.
2. verb To think carefully or seriously about something.
3. verb To show or be evidence of a particular quality or condition.

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