think about
To ponderTo ponder.
» What do you think about it?
Was hältst du davon?
Was denkst du darüber?
Was halten Sie davon?
Was meinst du dazu?
Was denken Sie darüber?
Что ты об этом думаешь?
Что вы об этом думаете?
Що ви про це думаєте?
Що ти про це думаєш?
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To ponder.
I've been thinking about human rights since watching that documentary.
(jemand) denken an
обду́мыватьobdúmyvatʹ, обду́матьobdúmatʹ
(transitive)To consider as a course of action.
You should think about getting that leaky roof repaired.
- have on one's mind, think about actively
- take into consideration, have in view
Examples
1769 sentencesWhat do you think about it?
Що ви про це думаєте?
ruЧто ты об этом думаешь?
deWas hältst du davon?
I want to think about it.
Я хочу це обмізкувати.
ruЯ хочу над этим подумать.
deIch möchte darüber nachdenken.
I'll have to think about it.
Треба буде подумати про це.
ruМне надо будет об этом подумать.
deIch muss darüber nachdenken.
I need to think about it.
Я маю подумати про це.
ruМне нужно подумать об этом.
I need to think about this.
Мені треба це обміркувати.
ruМне нужно подумать об этом.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Forms
thinks about, thinking about, thought about, thought about| Base form | think about · to think about |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | thinks about |
| Present participle | thinking about |
| Past simple | thought about |
| Past participle | thought about |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
7 phrasal verbs- think upпридумати, вигадуватиTo create in one’s mind; to invent.
- think outвийти, виходитиTo devise or solve by a process of thought.
- think backзапам'ятати, пам'ятатиTo think about a time or experience; to recall.
- think overпродумати, обдуматиTo ponder or reflect on a subject.
- think throughпродумати, продумуватиTo fully consider, so as to understand all the consequences of.
- think aboutрозважати, бавитиTo ponder.
- think onTo think about; to meditate concerning.
Synonyms
4 synonyms- take into consideration, have in view:entertainthink oftoy withflirt with
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb