think up

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [thingk uhp]
- /θɪŋk ʌp/
- /θɪŋk ʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [thingk uhp]
- /θɪŋk ʌp/

Definitions of think up words

verb without object think up to have a conscious mind, to some extent of reasoning, remembering experiences, making rational decisions, etc. 1
verb without object think up 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 up 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 up to call something to one's conscious mind: I couldn't think of his phone number. 1
verb without object think up to consider something as a possible action, choice, etc.: She thought about cutting her hair. 1
verb without object think up to invent or conceive of something: We thought of a new plan. 1

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Origin of think up

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 up

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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think up 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 up

verb think up

authored — a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
authoring — Authoring is the creation of documents, especially for the Internet.
be-held — simple past tense and past participle of behold.
blueprinting — a process of photographic printing, used chiefly in copying architectural and mechanical drawings, which produces a white line on a blue background.
bring forth — to give birth to

All 48 Synonyms of think up