Átgondol

átgondol is a Hungarian verb meaning to rethink or reconsider something by thinking it over again, often with greater care or thoroughness. It is used when a decision, plan, or argument is being re-evaluated. The expression typically takes a direct object, as in átgondolni valamit (to think something over).

Etymology and usage: the word combines the prefix át- with gondol, “to think.” The prefix conveys thoroughness, completion, or a turning-over of a matter. Átgondol is common in everyday language and in formal writing, especially in contexts such as business, politics, or personal decision-making. Typical constructions include alaposan át kell gondolni (to have to think over thoroughly) and átgondolni a javaslatot (to rethink the proposal).

Conjugation and forms: like other Hungarian verbs, átgondol is transitive and forms with the prefix attached. Present indicative first person singular is átgondolom, second person singular átgondolod, third person singular átgondolja, first person plural átgondoljuk, second person plural átgondoljátok, third person plural átgondolják. Past tense forms include átgondoltam, átgondoltad, átgondolta, átgondoltuk, átgondoltatok, átgondolták. Imperative forms include átgondold! (singular) and átgondoljátok! (plural), with polite form átgondoljon.

Examples: Érkezés előtt alaposan át kell gondolni a döntést. Ebben a helyzetben szeretném alaposan átgondolni a javaslatot. Miután átgondolta, meghozta a döntést.

See also: gondol, átgondolás, megfontolás.