
ausdenken is one of the B1 words in the free course — with this picture, the audio, and spaced repetition.
ausdenken
think up
/ˈaʊ̯sˌdɛŋkn̩/Conjugation
Principal parts
ausdenken, dachte aus, hat ausgedacht
Practice "ausdenken"
Examples — ausdenken in a sentence
Ich denke mir eine Geschichte aus.
I make up a story.
Er hat sich eine Ausrede ausgedacht.
He came up with an excuse.
How to remember it
"aus" (out) + denken → think up / invent (usually "sich etwas ausdenken").
Word family
denken family · 11 related words
- bedenken consider Shifted meaning
- nachdenken to think about
- überdenken reconsider
- umdenken rethink
- weiterdenken Coming soon to think further
- ausdenken think up Shifted meaning
- der Gedanke thought Shifted meaning
- das Bedenken concern / reservation Not predictable