verb
Meaning 1
To ponder.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- I've been thinking about human rights since watching that documentary.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
think about
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
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/ˈθɪŋk əˌbaʊt/
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verb
Meaning 2
To consider as a course of action.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- You should think about getting that leaky roof repaired.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
take into consideration, have in view
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- He entertained the notion of moving to South America
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: entertain, think of, toy with, flirt with
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: contemplate
verb
Meaning 4
have on one's mind, think about actively
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- I'm thinking about my friends abroad
- She always thinks about her children first
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: think, cogitate, cerebrate
Narrower terms: mind, consider, take, deal, look at
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Armenian: մտորել (mtorel) — ponder
- Esperanto: pripensi — ponder
- Finnish: ajatella — ponder
- Finnish: pohtia — ponder
- French: penser à — ponder
- French: réfléchir à — ponder
- German: (jemand) denken an — ponder
- Greek: αναλογίζομαι (analogízomai) — ponder
- Hindi: चिंतन करना (cintan karnā) — ponder
- Interlingua: (alcuno, alco) pensar a — ponder
- Lithuanian: galvoti — ponder
- Malagasy: mieritreritra — ponder
- Portuguese: pensar em — ponder
- Portuguese: pensar sobre — ponder
- Russian: обду́мывать (obdúmyvatʹ) — ponder
- Russian: обду́мать (obdúmatʹ) — ponder
- Sanskrit: मन्यते (manyate) — ponder
- Slovak: myslieť o — ponder
- Spanish: pensar en — ponder
- Spanish: ocurrírsele — ponder
- Swedish: tänka på — ponder
- Tocharian A: pälsk- — ponder
- Tocharian B: pälsk- — ponder
- Spanish: pensar — consider
- Spanish: tener pensado — consider