think with portals in English

Forms: thinks with portals [present, singular, third-person], thinking with portals [participle, present], thought with portals [participle, past], thought with portals [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From a tagline for the 2007 puzzle video game Portal, "Now you're thinking with portals." Head templates: {{en-verb|think<,,thought> with portals}} think with portals (third-person singular simple present thinks with portals, present participle thinking with portals, simple past and past participle thought with portals)

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      "form": "thought with portals",
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        "To think in an inventive or lateral way."
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        "(typically in the gerund) To think in an inventive or lateral way."
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    {
      "form": "thinks with portals",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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        "present"
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"think with portals" meaning in English

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