bedenken

See also: Bedenken

Dutch

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old Dutch *bithenkan, *bithenkon, from Proto-Germanic *biþankijaną. Equivalent to be- + denken.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

bedenken

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

Usage notes

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

Inflection

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: bedenk

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old High German pidenken bidenken, from Proto-Germanic *biþankijaną, equivalent to be- + denken. Cognate with English bethink, Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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 (somebody in one's will); to gift (somebody with); to treat (somebody to)
  4. (reflexive) to think; consider (before making a decision)

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Verb

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

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

  • bedenkelike
  • bedenkenisse

Descendants

  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • Limburgish: bedinke

Further reading

  • bedenken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), bedenken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.