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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

think about en · VERB

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈθɪŋk əˌbaʊt/

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To ponder.
    • I've been thinking about human rights since watching that documentary.
  2. (transitive) To consider as a course of action.
    • You should think about getting that leaky roof repaired.
    • Some more years later, the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company lost the contract so well cared for over 60 years. In 1920 the Irish M.P.s had other things to think about, and the L.N.W.R. tender was accepted. 1960 May 14, K. A. Murray, “Carlisle Pier, Dun Laoghaire”, in Railway Magazine, page 305:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
thinks about Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
thought about Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
thought about Tense=Past lexicographic
thinking about Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Translations (29)

ia (alcuno, alco) pensar a (ponder) · de (jemand) denken an (ponder) · sv tänka på (ponder) · lt galvoti (ponder) · eo pripensi (ponder) · ru обду́мать (ponder) · fr réfléchir à (ponder) · txb pälsk- (ponder) · hi चिंतन करना (ponder) · fi ajatella (ponder) · xto pälsk- (ponder) · es pensar en (ponder) · fr penser à (ponder) · hy մտորել (ponder) · mg mieritreritra (ponder) · pl pomyśleć o (consider) · es pensar (consider) · el αναλογίζομαι (ponder) · pl pomyśleć o (ponder) · ru обду́мывать (ponder) · pl myśleć o (ponder) · pt pensar em (ponder) · pt pensar sobre (ponder) · pl myśleć o (consider) · sk myslieť o (ponder) · sa मन्यते (ponder) · es ocurrírsele (ponder) · fi pohtia (ponder) · es tener pensado (consider)