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Definition of think of phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

think of

 phrasal verb
phrasal verb
 
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Phrasal Verbs

    think of something/somebody

     
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  1. 1to have an image or idea of something or someone in your mind When I said that I wasn't thinking of anyone in particular.
  2. 2to create an idea in your imagination Can anybody think of a way to raise money? “What should we do now?” “I'll think of something.” Have you thought of a name for the baby yet?
  3. 3[no passive] (used especially with can) to remember something or someone I can think of at least three occasions when he arrived late. I can't think of her name at the moment.

think of something

 
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to imagine an actual or a possible situation Just think of the expense! think of doing something I couldn't think of letting you take the blame (= I would not allow that to happen).
See think of in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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