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30to think twice → see twice

31to think the world of someone → see world

▸  think back PHRASAL VERB If you think back , you make an effort to remember things that happened to you in the past. □ [V P prep] I thought back to the time in 1975 when my son was desperately ill. □ [V P ] Thinking back, I don't know how I had the courage.

▸  think out PHRASAL VERB If you think something out , you consider all the aspects and details of it before doing anything or making a decision. □ [V n P ] I need time alone to think things out. □ [V -ed P ] The book is detailed and well thought out. □ [V P n] He chewed at the end of his pencil, thinking out the next problem.

▸  think over PHRASAL VERB If you think something over , you consider it carefully before making a decision. □ [V n P ] She said she needs time to think it over. □ [V P n] I suggest you think over your position very carefully.

▸  think through PHRASAL VERB If you think a situation through , you consider it thoroughly, together with all its possible effects or consequences. □ [V P n] I didn't think through the consequences of promotion. □ [V n P ] It was the first time she'd had a chance to think it through.

▸  think up PHRASAL VERB If you think something up , for example an idea or plan, you invent it using mental effort. □ [V P n] Julian has been thinking up new ways of raising money. □ [V n P ] 'Where do you get that idea about the piano?'—'Well, I just thought it up.' SYNONYMS think VERB 2

consider:I consider activities such as jogging and weightlifting as unnatural.

reckon:He reckoned he was still fond of her.

believe:Experts believe that the coming drought will be extensive.

imagine:I imagine you're referring to Jean-Paul Sartre.

think|er /θ I ŋkə ^r / (thinkers ) N‑COUNT A thinker is a person who spends a lot of time thinking deeply about important things, especially someone who is famous for thinking of new or interesting ideas.

think|ing ◆◆◇ /θ I ŋk I ŋ/

1 N‑UNCOUNT [with poss] The general ideas or opinions of a person or group can be referred to as their thinking . □  There was undeniably a strong theoretical dimension to his thinking.

2 N‑UNCOUNT Thinking is the activity of using your brain by considering a problem or possibility or creating an idea. □  This is a time of decisive action and quick thinking.

3 ADJ [ADJ n] If you describe someone as a thinking man or woman, you mean that they are intelligent and take an interest in important events and issues, and you approve of this. [APPROVAL ] □  Thinking people on both sides will applaud this book. □  A newspaper called him 'the thinking man's Tory'.

4 → see also wishful thinking

5 PHRASE Blue-sky thinking is the activity of trying to find completely new ideas. □  Some consultants are good at blue-sky thinking but cannot translate that into practical change.

thi nk piece (think pieces ) also think-piece N‑COUNT A think piece is an article in a newspaper or magazine that discusses a particular subject in a serious and thoughtful way.

thi nk-tank (think-tanks ) N‑COUNT [with sing or pl verb] A think-tank is a group of experts who are gathered together by an organization, especially by a government, in order to consider various problems and try and work out ways to solve them. □  …Moscow's leading foreign policy think-tank.