"think of" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: thinks of [present, singular, third-person], thinking of [participle, present], thought of [participle, past], thought of [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|think<,,thought> of}} think of (third-person singular simple present thinks of, present participle thinking of, simple past and past participle thought of)
  1. To create in one's mind; to originate an idea through thought. Translations (To create in one's mind; to originate an idea through thought): sich einfallen lassen (German), ersinnen (German), duumata (Ingrian), āþenċan (Old English), придумать (pridumatʹ) (Russian), pensar en (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-think_of-en-verb-paoS80~y Disambiguation of "To create in one's mind; to originate an idea through thought": 99 1
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see think, of. (to think on the subject of)
    Sense id: en-think_of-en-verb-~oCODoFD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (of) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (of): 25 75

Inflected forms

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