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Think of meaning

Think of is a phrasal verb with 2 meanings. One of them is to devise an original possibility, answer, proposal, or course of action.

Past simple
thought of
Past participle
thought of
-ing form
thinking of

What think of means

B1

To devise an original possibility, answer, proposal, or course of action

Can anyone think of a better route?

1 more meaning of think of is in the Retite app, with an example and a translation into your language.

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Similar phrasal verbs

With think: think for yourself, think out, think over, think through, think up, think ahead, think back.

With of: come of, know of, make too much of.

Common questions

What does think of mean?

It has 2 meanings. One of them is to devise an original possibility, answer, proposal, or course of action. The other one, with an example and a translation into your language, is in the Retite app.

What is the past tense of think of?

Thought of, which is also its past participle.

Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.

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