THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX

Meaning of THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX in English

think in new ways, imagine

Our methods are not working. We need different, innovative ideas - we need to think outside the box.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX — informal have ideas that are original or creative. → box
Concise Oxford English vocab
THINK — I. intransitive verb ( thought ; thought ; thinking ; thinks ) Etymology: Middle English thinken (past thoughte ), from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OUTSIDE — I. (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: out (III) + side 1. : a place or region that is situated beyond an enclosure, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
OUTSIDE — (adv.) or prep. On or to the outside (of); without; on the exterior; as, to ride outside the coach; he …
Английский словарь Webster
OUTSIDE — ( adv. ) or prep. On or to the outside (of); without; on the exterior; as, to ride outside the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THINK — think 1 /thingk/ , v. , thought, thinking , adj. , n. v.i. 1. to have a conscious mind, to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OUTSIDE — n. /owt"suyd", -suyd'/ ; adj. /owt'suyd", owt"-/ ; adv. /owt'suyd"/ ; prep. /owt'suyd", owt"suyd'/ , n. 1. the outer side, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THINK — I. ˈthiŋk verb ( thought ˈthȯt ; think·ing ) Etymology: Middle English thenken, from Old English thencan; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OUTSIDE — I. ˌau̇t-ˈsīd, ˈau̇t-ˌ noun Date: 1502 1. a. : a place or region beyond an enclosure or boundary: as (1) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THINK — add. ·noun act of thinking; a thought. 2. think ·vt to presume; to venture. 3. think ·vt to conceive; to …
Webster English vocab
OUTSIDE — adj of or pertaining to the outside; external; exterior; superficial. 2. outside ·adj reaching the extreme or farthest limit, as …
Webster English vocab
BOX — noun a small country house. 2. box ·vt to inclose in a box. 3. box ·noun the quantity that a …
Webster English vocab
THINK — [think] vb thought ; think.ing [ME thenken, fr. OE thencan; akin to OHG denken to think, L tongere to know--more …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OUTSIDE — [out.side] n (1505) 1 a: a place or region beyond an enclosure or boundary: as (1): the world beyond the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOX — [box] n, pl box or box.es [ME, fr. OE, fr. L buxus, fr. Gk pyxos] (bef. 12c): an evergreen shrub …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
THINK — think BrE AmE θɪŋk ▷ thinking ˈθɪŋk ɪŋ ▷ thinks θɪŋ k s ▷ thought θɔːt θɑːt ▶ ˈ think …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OUTSIDE — outside BrE AmE ˌaʊt ˈsaɪd ◂ —stressed ˈ•• whenever contrasted with inside ▷ outside|s z ▶ ˌ outside ˈ broadcast …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
THINK — / θɪŋk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( thought , thought / θɔːt; NAmE /) HAVE OPINION / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OUTSIDE — noun , adjective , preposition , adverb ■ noun / ˌaʊtˈsaɪd; NAmE / 1. (usually the outside ) [ C …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THINK — I. think 1 S1 W1 /θɪŋk/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle thought /θɔːt $ θɒːt/) [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OUTSIDE — I. out ‧ side 1 S1 W1 /aʊtˈsaɪd/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition 1 . a) not inside a building …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THINK — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. thought) 1 tr. (foll. by that + clause) be of the opinion …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OUTSIDE — n., adj., adv., & prep. --n. 1 the external side or surface; the outer parts (painted blue on the outside). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THINK — v. & n. v. (past and past part. thought) 1 tr. (foll. by that + clause) be of the opinion …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OUTSIDE — n., adj., adv., & prep. n. 1 the external side or surface; the outer parts (painted blue on the outside). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BOX — n. & v. n. 1 a container, usu. with flat sides and of firm material such as wood or card, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THINK — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. thought) 1. tr. (foll. by that + clause) be of the opinion …
Oxford English vocab
OUTSIDE — n., adj., adv., & prep. --n. 1. the external side or surface; the outer parts (painted blue on the outside). …
Oxford English vocab
BOX — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a container, usu. with flat sides and of firm material such as wood or …
Oxford English vocab
THINK — ( thinks, thinking, thought) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OUTSIDE — ( outsides) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form 'outside of' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BOX — ( boxes, boxing, boxed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A box …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OUTSIDE — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: The form '~ of' can …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
THINK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a positive thought ▪ Think positive thoughts. abstract thought (= thinking about ideas ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BOX — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a (big) box office draw (= a successful actor who many people will pay …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THINK — (CONSIDER) [verb] [past:] thought - to believe, consider, have as an opinion or ideaI think (that) I've met you before. …
Cambridge English vocab
THINK — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hard ( esp. BrE ), long ▪ I've had a long, hard ~ about it. VERB …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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Longman Activator English vocab
THINK — See ↑ EXPECT 1, ↑ REMEMBER 2, ↑ THINK 1,7,8 ◆◆◆ • ↑ don't think • ↑ don't think much …
Longman Activator English vocab
OUTSIDE — See ↑ OUT/OUTSIDE 1,2,3,4,5,8,9 ◆◆◆ • ↑ an outside chance • ↑ the outside • ↑ the outside world
Longman Activator English vocab
OUTSIDE — INDEX: 1. not inside a building 2. outside a place, country, organization etc 3. close to a place, town etc, …
Longman Activator English vocab
THINK — n. 25B6; verb I think he's gone home : BELIEVE, be of the opinion, be of the view, be under …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
OUTSIDE — n. 25B6; noun the outside of the building : OUTER/EXTERNAL SURFACE, exterior, outer side/layer, case, skin, shell, covering, facade. ecto-, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
THINK — v. 1 believe, imagine, expect, dream, fantasize, suppose When do you think that you will retire? 2 judge, reckon, consider, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
OUTSIDE — n. 1 exterior, face, facing, shell, skin, case, casing, surface, front; façade What is that on the outside of the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
THINK — verb 1 BAD : I was thinking if you would like to have lunch before visiting the museum. GOOD : …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
OUTSIDE — preposition 1 BAD : The new airport makes it easy to go outside the country. GOOD : The new airport …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
THINK — гл. 1) а) думать, мыслить Syn : cogitate, deliberate, meditate, muse, ponder, reason, reflect, ruminate, speculate б) размышлять, обдумывать (about, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OUTSIDE — 1. сущ. 1) внешняя, наружная часть чего-л. The outside of the house needs painting. ≈ Снаружи дом нуждается в покраске. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
THINK — think.ogg 1. θıŋk n разг. 1. размышление to have a long think about smth. - как следует поразмыслить о чём-л. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OUTSIDE — outside.ogg 1. ʹaʋtsaıd n 1. наружная часть или сторона; внешняя поверхность the outside of the house was painted a light …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BOX — box.ogg _I 1. bɒks n 1. 1> коробка; ящик; сундук box honey - секционный мёд, мёд в секциях box respirator …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BOX — 1) ящик; коробка || упаковывать в ящик или коробку 2) втулка; гнездо 3) кожух; корпус 4) (распределительная) коробка 5) камера; …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BOX — 1) ящик; коробка || упаковывать в ящик или коробку 2) втулка; гнездо 3) кожух; корпус 4) (распределительная) коробка 5) камера; шкаф; бокс 6) метал. короб; …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
OUTSIDE — 1) внестудийный 2) внешний 3) внешняя сторона 4) выходной 5) за пределами 6) наружный 7) наружу 8) посторонний 9) предельный 10) снаружи 11) сторонний • factor outside x — множитель перед x fall …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
BOX — 1) ящик; коробка|| упаковывать в ящик или коробку 2) шкатулка 3) камера; бокс; будка; кабина 4) метал короб 5) соединительная муфта 6) прямоугольних (на блок-схеме); …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
THINK — 1. θıŋk n разг. 1. размышление to have a long think about smth. - как следует поразмыслить о чём-л. 2. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
OUTSIDE — 1. ʹaʋtsaıd n 1. наружная часть или сторона; внешняя поверхность the outside of the house was painted a light yellow …
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