Verb

überlegen

Translation

to consider, to think over, to reflect, to ponder

Ich überlege mir, was ich tun soll.

I'm considering what I should do.

Überlege gut, bevor du antwortest.

Think carefully before you answer.

sich(3) et4 überlegen to consider sth. I'm considering the plan again.

überlegen, <clause> to consider whether/what... I'm considering whether I should come along.

nachdenken (to ponder), erwägen (to consider)

Composed of `über-` (over) and `legen` (to lay). It conveys the mental action of 'laying over' a topic to inspect it.

Picture yourself laying (`legen`) out a problem and looking `über` (over) it carefully before acting.