to think of
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- phrasal verb
- /θɪŋk ʌv/
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pensar en
- And I say this sometimes, and it sounds silly, but I can't think of a more important question.
It's, it's more, I'm trying to think of a word that's like PC.
- It's, it's more, I'm trying to think of a word that's like PC.
- I want you to think of a world class athlete.
- It's a menu where you think of something in your head.
- I think the problem is when you can't think of a physical gift to give someone.
- It's also got these like I can't think of the word.
- That's the only thing that I can think of.
- And I say this sometimes, and it sounds silly, but I can't think of a more important question.
- How come I can never think of the word fence, fence rail, fence rail?
- You have a very the word that he used was, it's like a I'm trying to think of the right word.
- So the only thing I can think of now is to just gently cool off my dry ice.
- And yet I can think of maybe one.
- What are the Mitsui and what am I thinking of?
Examples
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Think of a feeling or a problem, and give it a shape with a magic prop.
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How many words can we think of that start with the letter P?
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And yet I can think of maybe one.
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What do you think of adding him to our team?
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Okay, think of a number.
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I want you to think of a world class athlete.
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Just think of something, Aaron!
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Think of all the good things a decent man like you... ...could do with it?
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I felt so embarrassed; I couldn't think of what to say.
Fiction book (1997) -
When trying to solve the puzzle, you should think of possible solutions before making a decision.
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Morphology
think + of
The sense 'to select or choose something mentally' is directly derivable from combining 'think' (to form a mental representation) with the preposition 'of', which marks the target or object of thought; the composition follows a regular verb + preposition pattern rather than an idiomatic shift. This construction is cross-linguistically common (e.g. Spanish 'pensar en', French 'penser à'), so an average B1 learner who knows the constituent words would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Think of is like choosing quietly in your head, as when a game asks you to 'think of' a city without saying it out loud. So it means 'to select mentally' without speaking.