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think highly of

think highly of verb: to admire or esteem something for its positive qualities.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To admire or esteem something for its positive qualities.

Forms of think highly of

third-person singular presentthinks highly of
present participlethinking highly of
past participlethought highly of
pastthought highly of
alternative formthink highly about

Questions about think highly of

What does think highly of mean?
Think highly of means to admire or esteem something for its positive qualities.
What part of speech is think highly of?
Think highly of is a verb.
What is the past tense of think highly of?
The past tense of think highly of is thought highly of.

Words near think highly of in the dictionary

  1. think factories
  2. think factory
  3. think fast
  4. think for oneself
  5. think good
  6. think highly of
  7. think little of
  8. think meat
  9. think much of
  10. think no end of oneself
  11. think nothing of

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