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tänka meaning in English

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tänka [tänkte tänkt] verb

mean [meant, meant, meaning, means](to intend; plan on doing)
verb
[UK: miːn] [US: ˈmiːn]

think [thought, thought, thinking, thinks](communicate to oneself in one’s mind)
verb
[UK: ˈθɪŋk] [US: ˈθɪŋk]
Can I think about it? = Kan jag tänka på det?

tänka igenom verb

think through(to fully consider)
verb
[UK: ˈθɪŋk θruː] [US: ˈθɪŋk θruː]

tänka om verb

reconsider [reconsidered, reconsidering, reconsiders](to consider a matter thought already to have been decided)
verb
[UK: ˌriːk.ən.ˈsɪ.də(r)] [US: ˌrik.ən.ˈsɪ.dər]

tänkaverb

consider [considered, considering, considers](think about seriously)
verb
[UK: kən.ˈsɪ.də(r)] [US: kən.ˈsɪ.dər]

notice [noticed, noticing, notices](to become aware of)
verb
[UK: ˈnəʊ.tɪs] [US: ˈnoʊ.tɪs]

think about(ponder)
verb
[UK: ˈθɪŋk ə.ˈbaʊt ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈθɪŋk ə.ˈbaʊt ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

think ofverb
[UK: ˈθɪŋk əv] [US: ˈθɪŋk əv]

tänka sig verb

consider [considered, considering, considers](take up as an example)
verb
[UK: kən.ˈsɪ.də(r)] [US: kən.ˈsɪ.dər]

tänka ut verb

contrive [contrived, contriving, contrives](To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to plan; to scheme; to plot)
verb
[UK: kən.ˈtraɪv] [US: kən.ˈtraɪv]

devise [devised, devising, devises](use the intellect to plan or design)
verb
[UK: dɪ.ˈvaɪz] [US: dɪ.ˈvaɪz]

tänka över verb

think [thought, thought, thinking, thinks](to ponder, to go over in one's head)
verb
[UK: ˈθɪŋk] [US: ˈθɪŋk]

tänka; I will go to the store — Jag ska gå till affären or Jag kommer att gå till affären verb

will [willed, willed, willing, wills](indicating future action)
verb
[UK: wɪl] [US: wɪl]

tänkare [~n ~, tänkarna] substantiv
{c}

thinker [thinkers](one who spends time thinking)
noun
[UK: ˈθɪŋkə(r)] [US: ˈθɪŋkər]

tänkarhatt substantiv
{c}

thinking cap(metaphorical piece of headgear for solving a problem)
noun

betänka [betänkte betänkt] verb

consider [considered, considering, considers](think about seriously)
verb
[UK: kən.ˈsɪ.də(r)] [US: kən.ˈsɪ.dər]

contemplate [contemplated, contemplating, contemplates](think about something in a concentrated manner)
verb
[UK: ˈkɒn.təm.pleɪt] [US: ˈkɑːn.təm.ˌplet]

fritänkare [~n ~, ~tänkarna] substantiv
{c}

libertine [libertines](one who is freethinking in religious matters)
noun
[UK: ˈlɪ.bə.tiːn] [US: ˈlɪ.bər.ˌtin]

grupptänkande [~t] substantiv
{n}

groupthink(tendency of a group to conform to the majority view)
noun
[UK: ɡrˈuːpθɪŋk] [US: ɡrˈuːpθɪŋk]

lateralt tänkande substantiv

lateral thinkingnoun

misstänka [~tänkte ~tänkt] verb

suspect [suspected, suspecting, suspects](distrust, have doubts about)
verb
[UK: sə.ˈspekt] [US: sə.ˈspekt]
Am I a suspect? = Är jag misstänkt?

självtänkande adjektiv

self-thinkingadjective

stänka [stänkte stänkt] verb

splash [splashed, splashing, splashes](to hit or agitate liquid)
verb
[UK: splæʃ] [US: ˈsplæʃ]
A passing car hit a puddle and splashed water all over me. = En förbipasserande bil körde i en vattenpöl och stänkte ned hela mig.

önsketänkande [~t ~n] substantiv
{n}

wishful thinking(illusion that what one would like is true)
noun
[UK: ˈwɪʃ.fəl ˈθɪŋk.ɪŋ] [US: ˈwɪʃ.fəl ˈθɪŋk.ɪŋ]