Verb

besinnen

to reflect (on); to think (about); to contemplate

C1 rank #10,459

Meanings

Verb

to reflect (on); to think (about); to contemplate
to remember, to recall
to come to one's senses (after being dazed, shocked or not of one's right mind)

In a sentence

Wir sollten uns wieder auf unsere Stärken besinnen.

We should focus on our strengths again.

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Forms

besinnen · besinnt · besann · hat besonnen (auf + Akkusativ)

besinnen is C1 German — advanced vocabulary, ranked #10,459 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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