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thinking big

thinking big is the present participle and gerund of think big.

Meaning of think big

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

Questions about thinking big

What is thinking big the present participle and gerund of?
Thinking big is the present participle and gerund of think big.

Words near thinking big in the dictionary

  1. thinking
  2. thinking about
  3. thinking all one's Christmases have come at once
  4. thinking aloud
  5. thinking back
  6. thinking big
  7. thinking cap
  8. thinking caps
  9. thinking distance
  10. thinking distances
  11. thinking for oneself

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