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think big

think big verb: to be ambitious.

Verb

think big (third-person singular simple present thinks big, present participle thinking big, simple past and past participle thought big)

  1. (informal) To be ambitious.
    • Think big, think big things / It ain't illegal2023, “Let the Sun Come In”, in Relentless, performed by The Pretenders

Forms of think big

third-person singular presentthinks big
present participlethinking big
past participlethought big
pastthought big

Questions about think big

What does think big mean?
Think big means to be ambitious.
What part of speech is think big?
Think big is a verb.
What is the past tense of think big?
The past tense of think big is thought big.

Words near think big in the dictionary

  1. think aloud
  2. think aloud protocol
  3. think aloud protocols
  4. think back
  5. think better of
  6. think big
  7. Think break
  8. think factories
  9. think factory
  10. think fast
  11. think for oneself

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