come to think of it
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5.3
- idiom
- Informal
:
ahora que lo pienso
- Now that I come to think of it, I haven't seen her in weeks.
- Come to think of it, maybe
- Come to think of it, yeah
- Actually, come to think of it
And she also learnt another symbol which was colour of a very extraordinary concept when you come to think of it, colour of.
- And she also learnt another symbol which was colour of a very extraordinary concept when you come to think of it, colour of.
Examples
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Oh, come to think of it, I forgot to call my mother yesterday.
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Now I come to think of it, maybe it's not...
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Which is actually a really smart strategy, come to think of it.
Blog text (12) -
You know, come to think of it... a blind date might not be a bad idea either.
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- You know, come to think of it, I am actually kinda hungry.
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Come to think of it, that would make a really good title for a song.
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Come to think of it, it was the happiest time with my mom.
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Come to think of it, they're right.
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Come to think of it, we could have used her help tonight getting that dumpster to budge.
Fiction book (1993) -
Come to think of it, I've never visited that come to think of it museum before.
Synonyms
546
3.1
Suddenly have an idea or memory
339
2.4
Come into someone's mind suddenly or unexpectedly
120
3.0
To suddenly think of something or remember it
8
3.4
To come quickly into your head without trying
1
7.1
Saying this shows you have just remembered something related
1
8.9
To suddenly understand something you did not notice before
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is partly predictable because it literally involves a thought 'coming' to mind: 'come' (occur to someone) + 'to think of it' (considering something), so its basic sense of a newly occurring realization is derivable. However, its conventionalized use as a discourse marker introducing a sudden recollection and the specific phrasing are somewhat idiomatic, so a B1 learner would likely need some exposure to grasp the pragmatic nuance.
Etymology
Come to think of it creates the image of a thought arriving in your mind: the words come and think show an idea coming to you. So we use it when a new idea or memory suddenly appears and we want to say 'I just remembered'.