"think out" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: thinks out [present, singular, third-person], thinking out [participle, present], thought out [participle, past], thought out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|think<,,thought> out}} think out (third-person singular simple present thinks out, present participle thinking out, simple past and past participle thought out)
  1. (transitive) To devise or solve by a process of thought. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-think_out-en-verb-kQg0LWyz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (out)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for think out meaning in English (1.1kB)

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