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THINK THE WORLD OF (thinking the world of, thinks the world of, thought the world of)
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Dictionary entry overview: What does think the world of mean?
• THINK THE WORLD OF (verb)
The verb THINK THE WORLD OF has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: THINK THE WORLD OF used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Esteem very highly
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context example:
She thinks the world of her adviser
Hypernyms (to "think the world of" is one way to...):
esteem; prise; prize; respect; value (regard highly; think much of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
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