"come to think of it" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: en-au-come to think of it.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|adverb}} come to think of it
  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), när allt kommer omkring (Swedish)

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