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think through

think through
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [thingk throo]
    • /θɪŋk θru/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [thingk throo]
    • /θɪŋk θru/

Definitions of think through words

  • verb without object think through to have a conscious mind, to some extent of reasoning, remembering experiences, making rational decisions, etc. 1
  • verb without object think through to employ one's mind rationally and objectively in evaluating or dealing with a given situation: Think carefully before you begin. 1
  • verb without object think through to have a certain thing as the subject of one's thoughts: I was thinking about you. We could think of nothing else. 1
  • verb without object think through to call something to one's conscious mind: I couldn't think of his phone number. 1
  • verb without object think through to consider something as a possible action, choice, etc.: She thought about cutting her hair. 1
  • verb without object think through to invent or conceive of something: We thought of a new plan. 1
See all 28 definitions of think through

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Origin of think through

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English thinken, variant of thenken, Old English thencan; cognate with Dutch, German denken, Old Norse thekkja, Gothic thagkjan; akin to thank

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Parts of speech for Think through

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Think through

think through popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for think through

verb think through

  • accounted — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
  • analyze — to separate (a thing, idea, etc.) into its parts so as to find out their nature, proportion, function, interrelationship, etc.
  • anatomize — If you anatomise a subject or an issue, you examine it in great detail.
  • break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
  • chew over — If you chew something over, you keep thinking about it.
All 18 Synonyms of think through

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