ausdenken

German

Etymology

aus- + denken. Cognate with English out + think ("think out").

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯sˌdɛŋkən/, [ˈʔaʊ̯sˌdɛŋkŋ̍]

Verb

ausdenken (irregular weak, third-person singular present denkt aus, past tense dachte aus, past participle ausgedacht, past subjunctive dächte aus, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, with dative reflexive pronoun) to come up with, to think up, to make up (a story, a plan, a strategy, lies etc.)
    Synonyms: erfinden, erdenken, ersinnen
    Ich habe mir den Plan ausgedacht.
    I came up with the plan.

Conjugation

Further reading

  • ausdenken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • ausdenken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • ausdenken” in Duden online
  • ausdenken” in OpenThesaurus.de
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