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n. ( colloq. ) ( BE ) to have a ~ about
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v.
1) to ~ aloud; clearly; hard (I thought hard and finally remembered the name)
2) ( D ; intr. ) ('to reflect') to ~ about, of (I was ~ing about you; to ~ of the past)
3) ( d ; intr. ) ('to be concerned') to ~ about, of (I was only ~ing of your welfare when I declined the offer)
4) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ of ('to have an opinion of') (what do you ~ of this proposal?)
5) ( d ; intr. ) to ~ of ('to consider; to intend') (she never thought of telephoning; to ~ of resigning)
6) ( E ) ('to remember') (she never thought to call)
7) ( L ) ('to anticipate') we thought that it would rain
8) ( L ) ('to believe') I ~ that he is a fool
9) ( M ; used in the passive) ('to consider') he is thought to be irreplaceable
10) ( N ; used with an adjective) ('to consider') many people ~ her charming
11) ( misc. ) I thought to myself that it would be nice to have some hot soup; he doesn't ~ of himself as a politician; to ~ better of doing smt. ('to change one's mind about doing smt.')