See think on on Wiktionary
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"ref": "1995, Ntozake Shange, Betsey Brown: A Novel, page 77:",
"text": "\"A girl's got to think on her future.\"",
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"ref": "1995, Terry Goodkind, Stone of Tears, page 144:",
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"To think about; to meditate concerning."
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"(transitive) To think about; to meditate concerning."
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