ausdenken

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German

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Etymology

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aus- +‎ denken. Cognate with English out + think ("think out").

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯sˌdɛŋkən/, [ˈʔaʊ̯sˌdɛŋkŋ̍]

Verb

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ausdenken (irregular weak, third-person singular present denkt aus, past tense dachte aus, past participle ausgedacht, past subjunctive dächte aus, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive with dative reflexive) to come up with, to think up, to make up (a story, a plan, a strategy, lies etc.)
    Synonyms: erfinden, erdenken, ersinnen
    Ich habe mir den Plan ausgedacht.
    I came up with the plan.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • ausdenken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • ausdenken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • ausdenken” in Duden online
  • ausdenken” in OpenThesaurus.de