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PHRASAL VERBS WITH "THINK"
Dialog: "Just think about it: a transistor component that remembers everything it transmits...a memristor!"

There are several different phrasal verbs with "think". Let's take a look at some of them. "To think back" means to recall a past event in time; "to think something through" means to consider something in all its aspects before taking action; and "to think something over" means to consider something carefully. Check out some examples.

1) TO THINK BACK

• Thinking back on it now, I'm sure we did the right thing. (Olhando para trás agora, eu tenho certeza de que nós fizemos a coisa certa.)

• She was thinking back to when she was twelve. Life was so much easier then. (Ela estava lembrando de quando ela tinha doze anos. A vida era tão mais fácil naquela época.)

2) TO THINK SOMETHING THROUGH

• John thought it through and decided to take the job. (O John pensou bem a respeito e decidiu aceitar o emprego.)
• Please, think this through before you decide what to do, so you don't regret it later. (Por favor, pense bem a respeito disso antes de decidir o que fazer para não se arrepender depois.)

3) TO THINK SOMETHING OVER

• Think my offer over and then let me know whether you'll take it or not. (Reflita sobre a minha oferta e então me diga se você vai aceitá-la ou não.)
• We need to think this over to see if we really need to sell the company. (Nós precisamos refletir sobre isso para ver se nós realmente precisamos vender a empresa.)