abwägen

/ˈapˌvɛːɡn̩/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
wägt ab
past
wog ab
perfect
hat abgewogen

Meaning

  1. to weigh up

V Category State Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: state. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

wiegen

Abwägen is weighing something up figuratively — pros and cons, a decision; wiegen is literally weighing something on a scale.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

sopesar

sopesar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to weigh up."

Practice

1 What does abwägen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir müssen das genau ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches abwägen?

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