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pensado

pen-SAH-doh/penˈsa.ðo/
A child sitting cross-legged under a tree, looking calm and resolved. A large, colorful, fully assembled jigsaw puzzle piece floats above their head, symbolizing a completed thought.
infinitivepensar
gerundpensando
past Participlepensado

📝 In Action

No he pensado en eso todavía.

A2

I haven't thought about that yet.

Habíamos pensado en ir al cine, pero estábamos muy cansados.

B1

We had thought about going to the movies, but we were too tired.

¿Alguna vez has pensado en mudarte a otro país?

A2

Have you ever thought about moving to another country?

Word Connections

Synonyms

Common Collocations

  • lo he pensado bien – I've thought it over carefully
  • nunca he pensado que... – I've never thought that...

thought-out, well-considered, deliberate

Also: designed for, intended
A towering, perfectly stable structure made entirely of colorful, interlocking wooden blocks, showing meticulous planning and design.

📝 In Action

Fue una decisión muy pensada.

B1

It was a very well-considered decision.

Este programa está pensado para principiantes.

B1

This program is designed for beginners.

Cada movimiento del ladrón era frío y pensado.

B2

Every movement of the thief was cold and deliberate.

Word Connections

Synonyms

  • meditado (meditated / contemplated)
  • deliberado (deliberate)
  • intencionado (intentional)

Antonyms

  • improvisado (improvised)
  • espontáneo (spontaneous)

Common Collocations

  • un plan bien pensado – a well thought-out plan
  • estar pensado para – to be designed/intended for
  • un discurso mal pensado – an ill-conceived speech

Translate to Spanish

✏️ Quick Practice

Quick Quiz: pensado

Question 1 of 1

Which sentence uses 'pensado' as an adjective to describe something?

📚 More Resources

👥 Word Family▼
pensar(to think) — Verb
pensamiento(thought) — Noun
pensador/a(thinker) — Noun
impensado(unforeseen, unthinkable) — Adjective
🎵 Rhymes▼
📚 Etymology▼

'Pensado' comes from the Latin verb 'pensāre', which originally meant 'to weigh' or 'to ponder'. Over time, the meaning of weighing something in your hands shifted to weighing something in your mind, which gave us the modern Spanish verb 'pensar' (to think). 'Pensado' is the 'past participle' form, the version that means 'thought'.

First recorded: Around the 12th century

Cognates (Related words)

Portuguese: pensadoFrench: penséItalian: pensato

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Frequently Asked Questions

What's the difference between 'pensado' and 'pensando'?

Great question! 'Pensado' is the past participle, used to say you 'have thought' about something ('He pensado') or to describe something as 'thought-out' ('un plan pensado'). 'Pensando' is the '-ing' form (the gerund), used to say you 'are thinking' right now ('Estoy pensando'). So, 'pensado' is about a completed thought, while 'pensando' is about an ongoing thought.