to think out
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3.9
- phrasal verb
- /θɪŋk aʊt/
- Informal
:
planear
- Before making a decision, I always take time to think out all the possible options.
- a well thought-out plan
- a carefully thought-out plan
- think out a plan
It's not particularly thought out, it's not reflective.
- It's not particularly thought out, it's not reflective.
- But the challenge with these systems is that they haven't always been thought out with current demands in mind.
- There's mediation going on, but it is a mediation that is not being adequately thought out and lived out.
- Then the next section, which is the chapter outline, proves that you can, you've thought it out, you've thought out basically the plot.
- Do not accept inadequate, poorly thought out, flawed arguments, especially where our emotions are involved.
- So if we can observe both of these things happening and we slow down this process and it's not easy to do, then at that point we can make a more thought out decision.
- Like there was really amazing creativity in it, like it sounds like, but it was really well done and well orchestrated and thought out and interesting at the top.
- And this is something that was really well thought out to keep covered up.
Examples
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I'm more aware now, and I feel more confident about teaching because I have thought out the lessons in advance.
Academic text (2008) -
Leaders implement carefully thought-out programs that move a culture or society toward desired goals.
Academic text (1992) -
- All this artwork and detail, it's really well thought out.
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Without completely thinking out the consequences, I took the book home to the alien.
Fiction book (1997) -
Further, the interventions were carefully thought out and are well described.
Academic text (1994) -
There is some indication that such programs can be successful when well thought out and executed.
Academic text (2006) -
The student's justifications for the inclusion of the pieces must be well thought out and clearly explained.
Academic text (1997) -
The fractions program was well thought out and used sound teaching concepts.
Academic text (1992) -
Experts also say companies need to have well-thought-out records retention policies that take into account any obligations relating to discovery.
Academic text (2007) -
Close the implementation gap between Connecticut high schools in delivering to all students well-designed and well-thought-out comprehensive school counseling programs.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To give attention to something in your mind
∞
1.0
To decide and arrange in advance how to do something
∞
1.1
To think carefully before making a decision
950
2.8
To find a solution or plan by thinking carefully
186
4.8
To think deeply about something for a long time
134
4.3
Think carefully for a long time about something
107
3.6
Carefully consider something before you act to avoid a mistake
105
3.2
To look at all the details and what may happen before you decide
48
3.2
To make up an idea, plan, or excuse
43
4.4
To think about something very carefully before deciding
39
8.1
To think about and plan something before doing it, often a harmful act
34
3.7
Plan something carefully in detail before doing it
19
4.0
To think carefully about something before deciding
8
3.0
To look at something carefully before deciding
3
4.8
To think carefully to find an answer to a problem
1
4.1
To think carefully about something for a long time
1
7.2
Think about different possible situations to plan what to do
To think very carefully to find a new idea or solution
To find a plan or solution by thinking carefully
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Morphology
think + out
The meaning 'to consider or plan something carefully' is partly derivable from combining 'think' (to deliberate) with the particle 'out', which often adds a sense of completeness or thoroughness; however, the exact phrasal-verb sense relies on knowledge of this particle use and may not be fully predictable to a B1 learner without prior exposure. Cross-linguistically, many languages use a similar completive/through particle, so the relation is noticeable but not entirely transparent.
Etymology
The phrasal verb think out comes from the simple image of pulling a thought out of your head, with think as the mind work and out as bringing it into the open to look at it from every side. That's why it means 'to consider or plan something carefully' before you act.