Polyglot Dictionary

erwägen

/ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːɡn̩/

verb C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
erwägt
past
erwog
perfect
hat erwogen

Meaning

  1. to consider

    Built from er- ((fully)) + wägen (to weigh).

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Made of

  • er- (fully)
  • wägen to weigh

Similar words

bedenken

Bedenken leans toward weighing implications carefully, bearing something in mind; erwägen leans toward considering a specific option or course of action, like einen Umzug erwägen, considering a move.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

considerar

considerar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to consider."

Portuguese

considerar

considerar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to consider."

Practice

1 What does erwägen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir ___ einen Umzug.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches erwägen?

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