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have another think

have another think verb: to reflect on and reframe an event; to reconsider.

Verb

have another think (third-person singular simple present has another think, present participle having another think, simple past and past participle had another think)

  1. To reflect on and reframe an event; to reconsider.
    • when I got to that old shackly brick store by the Temperance Tavern, I backed up agin the wall to have another think.1876, Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, page 228
    • If you do not, then have another think about it.2008, Wendy Lewis, Plastic Makes Perfect: The Complete Cosmetic Beauty Guide, →ISBN

Examples of have another think in a sentence

  • I put the cup down again and have another think.2013, Will Storr, Will Storr Vs. The Supernatural, →ISBN:
  • I think, Natalie, you are acting very rashly, and you should have another think about what you're about to do.2014, Elizabeth Reed, To Love A Difficult Man:

Forms of have another think

third-person singular presenthas another think
present participlehaving another think
past participlehad another think
pasthad another think

Questions about have another think

What does have another think mean?
Have another think means to reflect on and reframe an event; to reconsider.
How do you use have another think in a sentence?
I put the cup down again and have another think.
What part of speech is have another think?
Have another think is a verb.
What is the past tense of have another think?
The past tense of have another think is had another think.

Words near have another think in the dictionary

  1. have an affair
  2. have an easy time of it
  3. have an eye for
  4. have an in
  5. have another thing coming
  6. have another think
  7. have another think coming
  8. have another thought coming
  9. have at
  10. have at you
  11. have bats in one's belfry

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