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bedenken

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch bedenken, from Old Dutch *bithenkan, *bithenkon, from Proto-West Germanic *biþankijan, from Proto-Germanic *biþankijaną. Equivalent to be- +‎ denken.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈdɛŋkə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧den‧ken
  • Rhymes: -ɛŋkən

Verb

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bedenken

  1. (transitive) to bethink
  2. (transitive) to think of, to make up
  3. (reflexive) to reconsider, to change one's mind

Usage notes

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The reflexive form has a different meaning, but is sometimes used with the same meaning as the non-reflexive form. This is marked.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of bedenken (weak with past in -cht, prefixed)
infinitive bedenken
past singular bedacht
past participle bedacht
infinitive bedenken
gerund bedenken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular bedenk bedacht
2nd person sing. (jij) bedenkt, bedenk2 bedacht
2nd person sing. (u) bedenkt bedacht
2nd person sing. (gij) bedenkt bedacht
3rd person singular bedenkt bedacht
plural bedenken bedachten
subjunctive sing.1 bedenke bedachte
subjunctive plur.1 bedenken bedachten
imperative sing. bedenk
imperative plur.1 bedenkt
participles bedenkend bedacht
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Negerhollands: bedenk

Anagrams

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German bedenken, from Old High German pidenken, bidenken, bithenken, from Proto-West Germanic *biþankijan, from Proto-Germanic *biþankijaną, equivalent to be- +‎ denken. Cognate with English bethink, Dutch bedenken.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈdɛŋkŋ̍/, /bəˈdɛŋkən/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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bedenken (irregular weak, third-person singular present bedenkt, past tense bedachte, past participle bedacht, past subjunctive bedächte, auxiliary haben)

  1. to consider, bethink
    Synonym: überdenken
  2. to keep in mind
    Synonym: denken an
  3. to remember (someone) in one's will; to gift (someone) with; to treat (someone) to
  4. (reflexive) to think; consider (before making a decision)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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

Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *bithenkan, *bithenkon, from Proto-Germanic *biþankijaną. Equivalent to be- +‎ denken.

Verb

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bedenken

  1. to consider, to decide
  2. to think of, to make up
  3. (reflexive) to think, to ponder
  4. (reflexive) to realise
  5. (reflexive) to reconsider, to change one's mind

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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