think about
Turn over mentally
Think about means to consider or direct one's mind toward something.
You might think about what to have for dinner or think about moving to a new city.
It often implies deliberation or reflection rather than quick thought: I'll think about it suggests the matter needs time.
To think about someone is to hold them in mind, sometimes with concern or affection: I've been thinking about you.
Think deeply about
- evaluateDetermine value or quality
- assessJudge worth or quality
- weighDetermine mass or ponder
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
analyze · examine · review · mull over · contemplate · consider · appraise · judge
Retain in mind
- recallMemory retrieval act
- reflect onThink deeply about
- look backDirect eyes behind
- reminisceRecall past experiences fondly
Devise a plan
- anticipateExpect beforehand
- envisionPicture in thought
- prepareMake ready beforehand
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
project · plan ahead · look ahead · map out · game plan · contingency · foresight
Reduced, potent form
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- fixateFocus obsessively on
- dwellInhabit a place
- heedGive careful attention
absorb · zero in · hone in · engross · obsess · preoccupy · occupy · center on
Examining one's own mind
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
- soul-searchingProbing one's innermost feelings
- self-questioningProbing one's own thoughts
- self-analysisScrutinizing one's own psyche
inner dialogue · self-awareness · self-inquiry · self-scrutiny · metacognition · look inward · personal reflection · self-discovery
ponder
Think deeply about
deliberate · analyze · examine · review · mull over · contemplate · consider · appraise · judge · scrutinize
remember
Retain in mind
- recallMemory retrieval act
- reflect onThink deeply about
- look backDirect eyes behind
reminisce · recollect · revisit · memory · nostalgia · relive
strategize
Devise a plan
- anticipateExpect beforehand
- envisionPicture in thought
- prepareMake ready beforehand
forecast · project · plan ahead · look ahead · map out · game plan · contingency · foresight
concentrate
Reduced, potent form
heed · absorb · zero in · hone in · engross · obsess · preoccupy · occupy · center on · keep in mind
self-reflection
Examining one's own mind
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
- soul-searchingProbing one's innermost feelings
- self-questioningProbing one's own thoughts
self-analysis · inner dialogue · self-awareness · self-inquiry · self-scrutiny · metacognition · look inward · personal reflection · self-discovery
- thinkingreasoning, ponder, contemplate, pondering, contemplating
- phrasal verbspick up, look at, put down, turn on, turn off
- suggestion phraseswhy not, consider this, what if, perhaps, worth considering
- future intentionswant to, going to, aim to, will, shall
- overthinkingoverthink, ruminate, obsess, brood, dwell
think aboutzone out
Become mentally absent
space out · go blank · switch off · go through the motions · daydream
about, think, thought, thinking, thoughtful, thinker, thoughtless, thinks, rethink