English verb: think about | |||
1. | think about (cognition) have on one's mind, think about actively | ||
Samples | I'm thinking about my friends abroad. She always thinks about her children first. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cerebrate, cogitate, think | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | consider, deal, look at, mind, take | ||
2. | think about (cognition) take into consideration, have in view | ||
Samples | He entertained the notion of moving to South America. | ||
Synonyms | entertain, flirt with, think of, toy with | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s VERB-ing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | contemplate | ||