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think for oneself

think for oneself verb: to decide, come to conclusions, or make opinions on one's own, without the help of others.

Verb

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

  1. To decide, come to conclusions, or make opinions on one's own, without the help of others

Forms of think for oneself

third-person singular presentthinks for oneself
present participlethinking for oneself
past participlethought for oneself
pastthought for oneself

Questions about think for oneself

What does think for oneself mean?
Think for oneself means to decide, come to conclusions, or make opinions on one's own, without the help of others.
What part of speech is think for oneself?
Think for oneself is a verb.
What is the past tense of think for oneself?
The past tense of think for oneself is thought for oneself.

Words near think for oneself in the dictionary

  1. think big
  2. Think break
  3. think factories
  4. think factory
  5. think fast
  6. think for oneself
  7. think good
  8. think highly of
  9. think little of
  10. think meat
  11. think much of

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