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abwägen

weigh up

verb AP-vay-gen Less Common

Also means

consider carefully

Usage Note

abwägen is separable and means to weigh options against each other before deciding. Forms: wägt ab, wog ab, hat abgewogen (also weak wägte ab). Common: Vor- und Nachteile abwägen. Related noun Abwägung.

Examples

"Man muss alle Argumente sorgfältig abwägen."

Natural Translation

One must weigh up all arguments carefully.

Literal Translation

One must all arguments carefully weigh-up.

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