think on

verb

To think about; to meditate concerning.

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Meanings

verbthink on (third-person singular simple present thinks on, present participle thinking on, simple past and past participle thought on)

present singular third person thinks on · participle present thinking on · participle past thought on · past thought on

  1. transitiveTo think about; to meditate concerning.

    "A girl's got to think on her future."

    1995, Ntozake Shange, Betsey Brown: A Novel, page 77
    1 more example

    "You have given me things to think on. I have never thought about the Creator in this way [....]

    1995, Terry Goodkind, Stone of Tears, page 144
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