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think over

British  

verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to ponder or consider

    to think over a problem
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
think over Idioms  

  1. Ponder, reflect about, especially with a view to making a decision. For example, I'll have to think it over carefully before I can say yes or no. [Mid-1800s]

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“I think over time people realize you don’t want to bet against the U.S.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026

"The final picture is going be difficult to ascertain immediately but I think over the coming days ... and I would dare to say we're probably talking low thousands," he said.

From BBC ● Jan. 12, 2026

You and your wife should think over your options carefully before making anything legally binding.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2025

This is a district with, I think, over 50,000 college kids.

From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2025

Go away, go away, go away, I think over and over again.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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