"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": 93 5 2 1
  2. (in rhetorical questions) Used to suggest an aberrant thought, idea or action.
    Sense id: en-think_of-en-verb-vvd66g9m
  3. (often imperative) Used to emphasise a reason to act in a certain way. Tags: imperative, often
    Sense id: en-think_of-en-verb-pD80XFuq
  4. 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 formed with "of", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 9 32 54 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "of": 8 13 28 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 15 30 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 10 29 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 7 31 57 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 17 30 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 10 13 28 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 12 19 24 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 13 29 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 13 28 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 10 18 28 44

Inflected forms

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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "To create in one's mind; to originate an idea through thought",
      "word": "sich einfallen lassen"
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