2012年6月24日 · A: "What did you think of Mary Jones's speech?" B: "I didn't think much of it." A is asking B's opinion on Mary Jones's speech. B replies that she did not think it was a very …

"Think about it" is the most common according to this NGram, but both "Think it over" and "Think on it" mean essentially the same thing. As Edwin Ashworth mentioned in a comment, "think on …

You can think a conjecture is true. You can believe in a theory, holding it to be true. One of them requires some foundation even if only subjective from the perspective of the speaker. While …

2016年1月1日 · Using love and think (the latter in the sense of believe) in present continuous tense is only acceptable IMHO to describe a temporary stance - I am loving the novel so far, …

2019年11月4日 · To "think on" something, is more archaic, but from these AV biblical examples, it seems to mean that one should keep something in mind as a background thought while …

2020年6月10日 · Grammar books say that it isn't correct to use the verb think in the present continuous in that sense, but Joey in the 22nd episode of the 6th season did exactly that. Here …

2010年9月25日 · I don't think that that is a problem. Having said that, it would still make sense if one of the "that"s in the previous sentence were omitted. EDIT: In response to Reg's …

2020年6月15日 · @marcellothearcane I was focusing on the question itself (which doesn't mention play-like stage directions) and the answer 'In creative writing e.g. novels and other …

2014年3月7日 · In the above (informal) context, think implies the speaker already had this opinion (possibly with near certainty), so the statement carries more conviction. On the other hand, …

2021年10月7日 · "To ponder on / ponder over / ponder upon" means 'to think about'. Therefore, 'ponder about' is NOT used. Nor is the 'ponder upon' very common today. "He seemed to be …