gedanken
9.9
Thoughts someone has in their mind but does not act on
- noun
- /ɡəˈdɑːŋkən/
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pensamientos
- The scientist shared her gedanken about the implications of artificial intelligence on society.
Examples
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During the discussion, she expressed her gedanken on ethics in science, emphasizing the need for responsibility.
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His gedanken often wandered to the consequences of climate change and what could be done to prevent it.
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If Willis had read it carefully in 2003, he wouldn't have made the error of thinking that his own gedanken.
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Synonyms
idea
vsgedanken
∞
1.0
A thought or plan formed in the mind
is used for mental items kept in mind instead of plans to act
thought
vsgedanken
∞
1.4
The process of thinking or an idea that comes from thinking
focuses on ideas kept in mind rather than acted upon
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3.6
A set of ideas that follow each other in your mind
refers to individual mental items rather than a connected sequence
abstract thought
vsgedanken
1
7.4
Ability to think about ideas that are not present and use reason
means mental items considered by the mind rather than the ability to reason
How Developed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gedanken comes from the German word Gedanke, which means 'thought' or 'idea', so it is used to mean thoughts or ideas you hold in your mind rather than things you do.