THINK ABOUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does think about mean? 

• THINK ABOUT (verb)
  The verb THINK ABOUT has 2 senses:

1. have on one's mind, think about actively

2. take into consideration, have in view

  Familiarity information: THINK ABOUT used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THINK ABOUT (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Have on one's mind, think about actively

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Context example:

She always thinks about her children first

Hypernyms (to "think about" is one way to...):

cerebrate; cogitate; think (use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "think about"):

mind (be concerned with or about something or somebody)

consider; deal; look at; take (take into consideration for exemplifying purposes)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 2

Meaning:

Take into consideration, have in view

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

entertain; flirt with; think about; think of; toy with

Context example:

He entertained the notion of moving to South America

Hypernyms (to "think about" is one way to...):

contemplate (consider as a possibility)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s VERB-ing

 Context examples 

"We shall have to think about that," replied the little man.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

Let me hear from you at once, and tell me all that you think about it. Mina, I must stop. Good-night.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

It makes me happy to think about happy things.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

“I must have time to think about that.”

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Locked within the Earth are organisms that can withstand extreme pressures, temperatures and a lack of nutrients — changing how we think about "life."

(Researchers Create New Model of Ecosystem Hidden Beneath Earth, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

I will think about that, said the wife.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

Think about what you’d like to happen next in your career.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

When they get to our age, I dare say they will not think about officers any more than we do.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

So then, I try to put it out of her thoughts, and say, Come ma'am, do not let us think about it any more.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

The discovery of an atmosphere with this composition on this exoplanet has implications for how scientists think about the birth and development of planetary systems.

('Warm Neptune' Has Unexpectedly Primitive Atmosphere, NASA)