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🧑‍🤝‍🧑 To remember 💡 To invent 🤔 To consider 🗺️ To choose mentally
to think of

to think of

834 1.0
See someone or something in a certain way
  • phrasal verb
  • /θɪŋk ʌv/
translation icon : pensar en
  • What do your friends think of what I do now?
  • just think of
  • need to think of
  • a way to think of

And he goes, hadn't thought of that, never mind.

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Examples

Synonyms

to think about
vsto think of
∞ 1.0

To give attention to something in your mind

is about regard or having in mind when mentioning, not deep reflection
to remember
vsto think of
∞ 1.0

To keep something in your mind so you do not forget it

adds the idea of regarding or referring to someone rather than just memory
to consider
vsto think of
∞ 1.8

To think that someone or something is a certain way

also covers keeping someone in mind when referring to them
to regard
vsto think of
∞ 3.1

To think of someone or something in a certain way

can mean holding that opinion or simply keeping them in mind when mentioned
to keep in mind
vsto think of
240 3.0

To remember something when making decisions or thinking about it

focuses more on keeping something in mind than forming an opinion
to have in mind
vsto think of
224 3.2

To think of a certain person, thing, or idea

matches this sense directly but also covers general regard or opinion
to regard as
vsto think of
157 3.3

To think of someone or something as a certain thing

is broader, also including simply having them in mind when referring
to look upon
vsto think of
60 3.7

To think of someone or something in a certain way

emphasizes opinion rather than simply having them in mind when speaking
to bear in mind
vsto think of
43 3.4

Remember something when you decide or think about it

is broader, also including general regard or mentioning when referring
to take to be
vsto think of
20 3.9

Think someone or something is a certain thing

carries assumption or judgment rather than mere memory when referring
to look on
vsto think of
15 3.3

To think of someone or something in a certain way

tends to mean an external attitude, not necessarily keeping them in mind when speaking
to repute
vsto think of
1 7.0

Thought by many people to have a certain quality or to have done something

often used for general opinion about character, not just mentioning them

Antonyms

to forget
∞ 1.8

Decide not to think about something

to neglect
256 3.8

Fail to care for someone or something you should look after

How Developed

to invent
532 3.1
to develop
668 1.8
to design
481 2.8
to formulate
59 4.5
to imagine
∞ 1.3
to think of
834 1.0

Surface Forms

think of infinitive
thinking of present participle
thinks of third person singular
thought of past
thought of past participle

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 paints a small picture in your mind: you think about a person or thing and bring them into view when you speak. That's why it means 'to regard' or 'consider' someone or something.