think of

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verb

1. keep in mind for attention or consideration (Freq. 53)
- Remember the Alamo
- Remember to call your mother every day!
- Think of the starving children in India!
• Syn:
remember
• Ant:
forget (for: remember)
• Derivationally related forms:
remembrance (for: remember)
• Hyponyms:
mind, bear in mind, retain, keep note, qualify,
characterize, characterise
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
2. take into consideration, have in view (Freq. 26)
- He entertained the notion of moving to South America
• Syn:
entertain, toy with, flirt with, think about
• Hypernyms:
contemplate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s VERB-ing
3. look on as or consider (Freq. 26)
- she looked on this affair as a joke
- He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician
- He is reputed to be intelligent
• Syn:
repute, regard as, look upon, look on, esteem, take to be
• Derivationally related forms:
reputation (for: repute), repute (for: repute)
• Hypernyms:
think, believe, consider, conceive
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
4. intend to refer to (Freq. 20)
- I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France
- Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!
• Syn:
have in mind, mean
• Hypernyms:
associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate,
link up, connect
• Hyponyms:
mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
5. devise or invent (Freq. 16)
- He thought up a plan to get rich quickly
- no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software
• Syn:
think up, dream up, hatch, concoct
• Derivationally related forms:
concoction (for: concoct)
• Hypernyms:
create by mental act, create mentally
• Hyponyms:
idealize, idealise, fabricate, manufacture, cook up,
make up, invent
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Did he think of his major works over a short period of time?
6. choose in one's mind
- Think of any integer between 1 and 25
• Hypernyms:
choose, take, select, pick out
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something