"think on" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: thinks on [present, singular, third-person], thinking on [participle, present], thought on [participle, past], thought on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|think<,,thought> on}} think on (third-person singular simple present thinks on, present participle thinking on, simple past and past participle thought on)
  1. (transitive) To think about; to meditate concerning. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-think_on-en-verb-1u8XDwbb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (on)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for think on meaning in English (1.4kB)

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