🧠 Thinking & Learning in German
62 useful German words about Thinking & Learning. Tap the speaker to hear each word.
Memory & Knowledge| German | Meaning |
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| sich erinnern | to remember |
| vergessen | to forget |
| wissen | to know (facts) |
| kennen | to be familiar with / know |
| sich merken | to memorize / keep in mind |
| sich einprägen | to imprint / memorize firmly |
| nachschlagen | to look up (in reference books / dictionaries) |
| erinnern | to remind / recall |
| die Erinnerung | memory / recollection |
| das Wissen | knowledge |
| vergessen sein | to be forgotten |
| bewahren | to preserve / retain |
Understanding & Explaining| German | Meaning |
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| erklären | to explain |
| verstehen | to understand |
| nachvollziehen | to comprehend / follow reasoning |
| erkennen | to recognize / realize |
| überlegen | to think / consider |
| erforschen | to investigate / explore |
| analysieren | to analyze |
| beurteilen | to judge / evaluate |
| ergründen | to probe / find out |
| verstehen wollen | to want to understand |
| erklären können | to be able to explain |
| begründen | to justify / give reasons |
Learning & Studying| German | Meaning |
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| lernen | to learn / study |
| studieren | to study (formally / at university) |
| verstehen | to understand |
| üben | to practice / exercise |
| wissen | to know (facts) |
| nachschlagen | to look up (in a book / dictionary) |
| behalten | to retain / remember |
| notieren | to take notes / write down |
| die Fähigkeit | ability / skill |
| das Wissen | knowledge |
| recherchieren | to research / investigate |
| sich merken | to memorize / keep in mind |
| die Lernmethode | learning method |
Decision & Choice| German | Meaning |
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| entscheiden | to decide |
| auswählen | to choose / select |
| beschließen | to conclude / decide |
| bevorzugen | to prefer |
| ablehnen | to reject / refuse |
| zustimmen | to agree / approve |
| abwägen | to weigh / consider |
| sich entscheiden für | to decide on / choose |
| in Erwägung ziehen | to take into consideration |
| priorisieren | to prioritize |
| sich festlegen | to commit / make a definite choice |
| überlegen | to deliberate / think carefully |
Beliefs & Opinions| German | Meaning |
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| glauben | to believe |
| meinen | to think / to mean |
| finden | to find / to think (opinion) |
| überzeugen | to convince / persuade |
| zweifeln | to doubt |
| überlegen | to consider / think over |
| zustimmen | to agree |
| ablehnen | to reject / refuse |
| verstehen | to understand |
| denken | to think |
| überzeugen sein von | to be convinced of |
| vermuten | to assume / suspect |
| meinung | opinion |