come to think of it

adverb

By the way; now that I think about it; indicates something brought to mind.

“Come to think of it, it's curious that nobody was there.”

Meanings

adverb
  1. idiomaticBy the way; now that I think about it; indicates something brought to mind.

    Come to think of it, it's curious that nobody was there.

    Synonyms: now you mention it, come to mention it

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbBy the way; now that I think about it; indicates something brought to mind.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 仔細想想 /仔细想想
  • 仔細想想 /仔细想想 (zǐxì xiǎngxiǎng)now that I think about it
Czech vlastně
  • vlastněnow that I think about it
Finnish nyt kun mietin niin, itse asiassa
  • nyt kun mietin niinnow that I think about it
  • itse asiassanow that I think about it
  • tulikin mieleennow that I think about it
French maintenant que j'y pense, maintenant que tu le dis
  • maintenant que j'y pensenow that I think about it
  • maintenant que tu le disnow that I think about it
  • maintenant que tu en parlesnow that I think about it
Hungarian belegondolva
  • belegondolvanow that I think about it
Italian a pensarci bene, riflettendoci
  • a pensarci benenow that I think about it
  • riflettendocinow that I think about it
Polish swoją drogą, a tak w ogóle, to
  • swoją drogąnow that I think about it
  • a tak w ogóle, tonow that I think about it
  • jeśli się nad tym zastanowić, tonow that I think about it
Spanish ahora que lo pienso, pensándolo bien
  • ahora que lo piensonow that I think about it
  • pensándolo biennow that I think about it
Swedish när allt kommer omkring
  • när allt kommer omkringnow that I think about it
Cite this entry
APA

come to think of it. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20to%20think%20of%20it

MLA

“come to think of it.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20to%20think%20of%20it. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “come to think of it,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20to%20think%20of%20it.

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