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Gedanken

in the PONS Dictionary

I. thought [θɔ:t, Am esp θɑ:t] N

1. thought no pl (thinking):

thought
Nachdenken nt <-s> kein pl
thought
Überlegen nt
I'm worried at the thought of the interview
der Gedanke an das Vorstellungsgespräch beunruhigt mich
with no thought for his own safety, he rushed towards the burning car
ohne Rücksicht auf seine eigene Sicherheit eilte er zum brennenden Auto
food for thought
Denkanstöße pl
freedom of thought
Gedankenfreiheit f <-> kein pl
line [or train] of thought
Gedankengang m <-(e)s, -gänge>
school of thought
Lehrmeinung f <-, -en>
to be deep [or lost] in thought
tief in Gedanken versunken sein
to give sth some thought
sich dat Gedanken über etw acc machen
to give sth some thought
über etw acc nachdenken

2. thought (opinion, idea):

thought
Gedanke m <-ns, -n>
I've just had a thought
mir ist eben was eingefallen
that's a thought!
das ist eine gute Idee!
has the thought ever crossed your mind that you would need some help
ist dir jemals in den Sinn gekommen, dass du Hilfe brauchen könntest
thanks very much! — don't give it another thought!
vielen Dank! — keine Ursache!
it's a sobering thought
der Gedanke ist ganz schön ernüchternd inf
on second thoughts
nach reiflicher Überlegung
I wanted to go but on second thoughts decided to stay at home
ich wollte eigentlich gehen, habe es mir dann aber anders überlegt und bin daheimgeblieben
to spare a thought for sb/sth
an jdn/etw denken

Phrases:

two minds but a single thought!
zwei Seelen, ein Gedanke!
a penny for your thoughts! saying
ich wüsste zu gern, was du gerade denkst!
the wish is father to the thought saying
der Wunsch ist der Vater des Gedankens prov
it's the thought that counts inf
der gute Wille zählt
perish the thought [that ...]! esp iron
Gott bewahre[, dass...]!

II. thought [θɔ:t, Am esp θɑ:t] VB trans, intr

thought pt, pp of think

I. think [θɪŋk] N no pl inf

to have a think about sth
sich dat etw überlegen
to have a think about sth
über etw acc nachdenken

Phrases:

to have another think coming
auf dem Holzweg sein inf

II. think <thought, thought> [θɪŋk] VB intr

1. think (believe):

think
denken <dachte, gedacht>
think
glauben
think
meinen
yes, I think so
ich glaube [o. denke] schon
no, I don't think so
ich glaube [o. denke] nicht

2. think (reason, have views/ideas):

think
denken <dachte, gedacht>
not everybody thinks like you
nicht jeder denkt wie du
to think logically
logisch denken
to think positive
optimistisch [o. zuversichtlich] sein

3. think (consider to be, have an opinion):

I want you to think of me as a friend
ich möchte, dass du mich als Freund siehst
think nothing of it!
keine Ursache [o. gern geschehen] !
to think fit [to do sth]
es für richtig [o. angebracht] halten[, etw zu tun]
to think oneself fortunate [or lucky]
sich acc glücklich schätzen
to think highly [or well] of sb/sth
viel von jdm/etw halten
to think little/nothing of sb/sth
wenig/nichts von jdm/etw halten
to not think much of sb/sth
auf jdn/etw nicht viel geben
to not think much of doing sth
nicht [gerade] begeistert davon sein, etw zu tun
to think nothing of doing sth
nichts dabei finden, etw zu tun

4. think (expect):

to think of sth
an etw acc denken
I thought as much!
das habe ich mir schon gedacht!
I thought as much!
nicht den Mut verlieren

5. think (intend):

to think of sth
an etw acc denken
what will they think of next?
was lassen sie sich wohl noch alles einfallen?
how clever! I never thought of that!
wie schlau! daran habe ich noch gar nicht gedacht!
to think of doing sth
erwägen [o. daran denken] , etw zu tun
we were thinking of starting a family
wir spielten mit dem Gedanken, eine Familie zu gründen

6. think (come up with):

to think of sth
sich dat etw ausdenken [o. einfallen lassen]
just a minute — I think I've thought of something
warte mal — ich glaube, ich habe da eine Idee
why didn't I think of it earlier!
warum bloß bin ich nicht schon früher darauf gekommen!
she couldn't think what to do
sie wusste nicht, was sie machen sollte
to think of an idea/a solution
auf eine Idee/Lösung kommen

7. think (remember):

I can't think when/where/who ...
ich weiß nicht mehr, wann/wo/wer ...
I'm trying to think when/where/who ...
ich überlege krampfhaft, wann/wo/wer ...
I can never think of your surname
ich vergesse immer deinen Nachnamen

8. think (reflect):

think
[nach]denken
think
überlegen <überlegt, überlegte, überlegt>
I'd think again if I were you
ich würde mir das an deiner Stelle noch einmal überlegen
that'll give him something to think about
das sollte ihm zu denken geben
think fast!
überleg [es dir] schnell!
I haven't seen him for weeks, in fact, come to think of it, since March
ich habe ihn seit Wochen nicht mehr gesehen, wenn ich es mir recht überlege, seit März nicht
sorry, I wasn't thinking
tut mir leid, da habe ich nicht [richtig] mitgedacht
to think better of sth
sich dat etw anders überlegen
to think long and hard
es sich dat reiflich überlegen
to be unable to think straight
keinen klaren Gedanken fassen können
to think for oneself
selbstständig denken
to think for oneself
seine eigenen Entscheidungen treffen
without thinking
gedankenlos
without thinking
ohne nachzudenken

9. think (imagine):

to think of sth
sich dat etw vorstellen

10. think (have in one's mind):

to think of sb/sth
an jdn/etw denken
what are thinking of [now]?
woran denkst du [gerade]?

11. think (take into account):

to think of sth
etw bedenken
when you think of how ...
wenn man bedenkt, wie...

Phrases:

to think big
im großen Stil planen
to be unable to hear oneself think
sein eigenes Wort nicht mehr verstehen

III. think <thought, thought> [θɪŋk] VB trans

1. think (hold an opinion):

to think sth
etw denken [o. glauben] [o. meinen]
what do you think of [or about] Jane?
wie findest du Jane?
to think the world of sb/sth
große Stücke auf jdn/etw halten
to think that ...
denken [o. glauben] , dass ...
I think she's stupid
ich finde sie dumm
it's thought that ...
man nimmt an, dass ...
to think to oneself that ...
[bei] sich dat denken, dass ...
and I thought to myself, what a wonderful day!
und ich dachte [leise] bei mir: was für ein wunderbarer Tag!

2. think (consider to be):

to think sb/sth [to be] sth
jdn/etw für etw acc halten
who do you think you are?
für wen hältst du dich eigentlich?
he's thought to be a very rich man
er gilt als sehr reicher Mann
to think it [un]likely that ...
es für [un]wahrscheinlich halten, dass ...

3. think (expect):

to think sth
etw denken
who would have thought [that] ...?
wer hätte gedacht[, dass] ...?
who would have thought it?
wer hätte das gedacht?
I'm going out to play — that's what you think! iron
ich gehe raus spielen — das denkst du aber auch nur!

4. think (intend):

to think that ... I think I'll go for a walk
ich denke, ich mache einen Spaziergang

5. think (remember):

to think to do sth
daran denken, etw zu tun

6. think (find surprising, strange, foolish):

to think that ...
kaum zu glauben, dass ...
to think [that] I loved him!
kaum zu glauben, dass ich ihn einmal geliebt habe!
to think that I lent him all that money!
kaum zu glauben, dass ich so dumm war, ihm so viel Geld zu leihen!

Phrases:

to think beautiful [or great][or interesting] thoughts
in Gedanken versunken sein
to think the world well lost Brit
den lieben Gott einen guten Mann sein lassen
she'll manage [think Mrs Kern]
sie wird es schon schaffen (denken wir doch nur mal an Frau Kern)

ˈthought con·trol N no pl

thought control
Meinungszensur f

ˈthought po·lice N + pl vb

thought police
Gesinnungshüter pl

thought-ˈout ADJ

thought-out
durchdacht
thought-out
wohl überlegt

ˈthought-read·ing N no pl

thought-reading
Gedankenlesen nt <-s>

ˈthought-pro·vok·ing ADJ

thought-provoking
nachdenklich stimmend
she made some very thought-provoking remarks
ihre Bemerkungen gaben mir zu denken

ˈthought-read·er N

thought-reader
Gedankenleser(in) m (f)

ˈthought pro·cess N

thought process
Denkprozess m <-es, -e>
thought process
Denkvorgang m

well-thought-ˈout ADJ

well-thought-out
gut durchdacht
OpenDict entry

thought experiment N

thought experiment
Gedankenexperiment nt

Klett Biology Glossary

thought model

thought model
Gedankenmodell
thought model
Denkmodell

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the event helped to crystallize my thoughts
das Ereignis half mir, meine Gedanken zu ordnen
to spell out one's ideas/plans/thoughts
seine Ideen/Pläne/Gedanken darlegen
to bulk large in sb's thoughts [or on sb's mind]
eine große Rolle in jds Denken spielen
to pour out one's problems/thoughts/worries
sich dat Probleme/Gedanken/Sorgen von der Seele reden
you're with us in our thoughts
wir denken an dich
to block out emotions/the past/thoughts
Gefühle/die Vergangenheit/Gedanken verdrängen
to fix one's eyes/one's thoughts on sth
die Augen/seine Gedanken auf etw acc richten
diese Vorstellung spukt noch immer in den Köpfen vieler Menschen
this idea still haunts many people's thoughts
jdm nicht fernliegen
to not be far from one's thoughts
die Gedanken/Gefühle in sich dat/in seinem Herzen verschließen
to keep one's thoughts/feelings to oneself

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Against this, his friends described him as gentle, someone who had never expressed violent thoughts.
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He can not express his thoughts or speeches fully and so it is unheard by most people in the class.
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Also, reports of task unrelated thoughts are less frequent when performing tasks that do not demand continuous use of working memory than tasks which do.
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Her world thrives on complex, viscous thoughts and intimations, silent tensions and implosions.
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He uses his ability to listen to her thoughts and give her everything she wants, healing the rift between the two of them.
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