Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To ponder.

    I've been thinking about human rights since watching that documentary.

    (jemand) denken an

    обду́мыватьobdúmyvatʹ, обду́матьobdúmatʹ

  2. (transitive)To consider as a course of action.

    You should think about getting that leaky roof repaired.

More definitions
  • have on one's mind, think about actively
  • take into consideration, have in view

Examples

1769 sentences
  1. What do you think about it?

    Що ви про це думаєте?

    ruЧто ты об этом думаешь?

    deWas hältst du davon?

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  2. I want to think about it.

    Я хочу це обмізкувати.

    ruЯ хочу над этим подумать.

    deIch möchte darüber nachdenken.

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  3. I'll have to think about it.

    Треба буде подумати про це.

    ruМне надо будет об этом подумать.

    deIch muss darüber nachdenken.

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  4. I need to think about it.

    Я маю подумати про це.

    ruМне нужно подумать об этом.

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  5. I need to think about this.

    Мені треба це обміркувати.

    ruМне нужно подумать об этом.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
ponder:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
ponder:

Forms

thinks about, thinking about, thought about, thought about
Base formthink about · to think about
3rd person singularthinks about
Present participlethinking about
Past simplethought about
Past participlethought about

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theythink about
he, she, itthinks about

Past simpleLesson

all personsthought about

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave thought about
he, she, ithas thought about

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill think about

Phrasal verbs

7 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

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