German VERB B2 Rank 10531

erwägen

to consider

erwägen – erwog – hat erwogen

Checking...

Loading your saved state.

Meanings

Forms

Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry erwägen, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

Usage tips

Compare with

confusable

erwägen vs denken

to think

Thinking of doing something can mean that it occurs to you as a possibility. Erwägen is more formal and more clearly shows that you are carefully considering the action as a real option and weighing its advantages and disadvantages.

Visual example for denken
erwägen

Ich erwäge, nächstes Jahr wegen der Arbeit umzuziehen.

I’m considering moving next year because of my job.

denken

Ich denke daran, nächstes Jahr wegen der Arbeit umzuziehen.

I’m thinking of moving next year because of my job.

Open full word page: denken

In real life

Loading video examples...