take stock

• Eine Situation, die eigenen Ressourcen oder die eigene Lage gründlich überprüfen und bewerten, bevor man eine Entscheidung trifft oder weitere Schritte unternimmt.

To carefully review or assess a situation, one's resources, or one's position before making a decision or taking further action.

1. Review or assess a situationB2formal

   To carefully think about a situation in order to make a decision.

   Die Lage einschätzen

   • After the project failed, the team took stock of what went wrong.
   • It's important to take stock of your finances before making a big purchase.
   • She took stock of her career and decided to change direction.

2. Count inventoryB1formal

   To count and record the items in a store or warehouse.

   Inventur durchführen

   • The manager asked the staff to take stock of all the merchandise.
   • We take stock at the end of every month.
   • The warehouse workers took stock of the new shipment.