No. 1,966 in Dutch
bedenken
To think up, devise, or come up with.
In a sentence
Ik moet een oplossing bedenken voor dit probleem.
I need to come up with a solution for this problem.
The word 'bedenken' is used to indicate the act of coming up with or inventing something.
Hij heeft een nieuwe strategie bedacht om betere resultaten te behalen.
He has devised a new strategy to achieve better results.
Here, 'bedacht' is the past participle form of 'bedenken,' indicating the action of devising or creating in the past.
Kun je een leuk spel bedenken voor het feestje?
Can you think of a fun game for the party?
'Bedenken' is utilized to mean thinking of or imagining something that fits a given purpose.
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