"come to think of it" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

Audio: en-au-come to think of it.ogg
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  1. (idiomatic) by the way; now that I think about it; indicates something brought to mind. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: now you mention it, come to mention it Translations (now that I think about it): nyt kun mietin niin (Finnish), itse asiassa (Finnish), tulikin mieleen (Finnish), maintenant que j’y pense (French), maintenant que tu le dis (French), maintenant que tu en parles (French), belegondolva (Hungarian), a pensarci bene (Italian), riflettendoci (Italian), swoją drogą (Polish), a tak w ogóle, to (Polish), jeśli się nad tym zastanowić, to (Polish), ahora que lo pienso [colloquial] (Spanish), pensándolo bien (Spanish), när allt kommer omkring (Swedish)
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          "sense": "now that I think about it",
          "word": "nyt kun mietin niin"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "now that I think about it",
          "word": "itse asiassa"
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          "sense": "now that I think about it",
          "word": "a pensarci bene"
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          "sense": "now that I think about it",
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          "sense": "now that I think about it",
          "word": "swoją drogą"
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      "sense": "now that I think about it",
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      "sense": "now that I think about it",
      "word": "a pensarci bene"
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      "sense": "now that I think about it",
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      "sense": "now that I think about it",
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