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Think Twice

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Verb

1. think twice

consider and reconsider carefully

Example Sentences:
'Think twice before you have a child'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Think Twice

see synonyms of think twice
to consider carefully before deciding (about something)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Think Twice

see synonyms of think twice
to reconsider; pause to think about again

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Think Twice

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v. thought (thôt), think·ing, thinks
v.tr.
1. To have or formulate in the mind: Think the happiest thought you can think.
2.
a. To reason about or reflect on; ponder: Think how complex language is. Think the matter through.
b. To decide by reasoning, reflection, or pondering: thinking what to do.
3.
a. To judge or regard; look upon: I think it only fair.
b. To believe; suppose: always thought he was right.
4.
a. To expect; hope: They thought she'd arrive early.
b. To intend: She thinks to defeat the incumbent in the election.
5.
a. To call to mind; remember: I can't think what her name was.
b. To visualize; imagine: Think what a scene it will be at the reunion.
c. To devise or evolve; invent: thought up a plan to get rich quick.
6. To bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation: He thought himself into a panic over the impending examination.
7. To concentrate one's thoughts on; keep as a point of focus: Think victory.
v.intr.
1. To exercise the power of reason, as by conceiving ideas, drawing inferences, and using judgment: My cold made it difficult to think.
2. To consider or weigh an idea: They are thinking about moving.
3.
a. To bring a thought to mind by using the imagination: No one before had thought of bifocal glasses.
b. To recall a thought or an image to mind: She thought of her childhood when she saw the movie.
4. To have a belief, supposition, or opinion: He thinks of himself as a wit. It's later than you think.
5. To have care or consideration: Think first of the ones you love.
6. To use the mind in a certain way: He thinks just like you do—always worrying.
adj.
Informal
Requiring much thought to create or assimilate: a think book.
n.
The act or an instance of deliberate or extended thinking; a meditation.

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