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durchdenken

to think through

verb DURKH-den-ken Rare
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Also means

to reason out thoroughly

Usage Note

Durchdenken means to think something through completely from start to finish. Etwas gründlich durchdenken (to think something thoroughly through) is a very common phrase. It implies a careful, systematic cognitive process.

Examples

"Bevor er handelte, hatte er jede mögliche Konsequenz durchgedacht."

Natural Translation

Before he acted, he had thought through every possible consequence.

Literal Translation

Before he acted, had he every possible consequence thought-through.

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