Reflektieren
Example: Wir reflektieren über unsere Fehler, um besser zu werden.
Definition
"Reflektieren" means to carefully think about or consider something, often one's own actions or thoughts, in order to gain better understanding or improve. For example, it involves thinking deeply about mistakes to learn from them and become better.
Etymology
The word "reflektieren" comes from the Latin verb 'reflectere,' meaning 'to bend back.' It was adopted into German through scientific and philosophical contexts, where it originally described the physical reflection of light or sound before extending to the mental act of thoughtful consideration.
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"Reflektieren" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - General - (B1) - set 5", containing 113 commonly used words.
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