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think about it vs Think over

Both 'think about it' and 'think over' are correct phrases in English, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'Think about it' is more commonly used to suggest considering something or reflecting on a topic, while 'think over' is used to imply a more thorough or careful consideration of a matter.

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think about it

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to suggest considering something or reflecting on a topic.

This phrase is used to prompt someone to reflect on a particular subject or idea. It implies considering something carefully or giving it some thought.

Examples:

I need some time to think about it before making a decision.
Can you think about it and let me know your opinion later?
Let's think about it from a different perspective.
She asked me to think about it and give her my feedback.
Take some time to think about it before responding.

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Mr Hathaway, we'll have to think about it.
Yes. Said he wanted to think about it.
Don't think about it, girl.
Give him another month to think about it.
Please, Tinker Bell, just think about it.
Well, think about it, Charlie...
I say I think about it.
But if you think about it, it's the perfect place.
It's very republican, when you think about it.
If you think about it, the world is growing incredibly fast.
No need to think about it.
Cheese is an amazing product when you think about it.
Actually this is kind of really important now that I think about it.
And I just started to think about it.
So if you think about it, these are really dramatically improving.
It's really a pretty amazing invention if you think about it.
Which is extraordinary, really, when you think about it.
I'll think about it and tell you tomorrow.
I told him I'd think about it.

Alternatives:

consider it
reflect on it
ponder it
mull it over
contemplate it

Think over

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to imply a more thorough or careful consideration of a matter.

'Think over' is used to suggest a deeper or more detailed consideration of a topic or issue. It implies taking time to carefully think through something.

Examples:

I need to think over the proposal before I can give you an answer.
Let me think over your offer and get back to you tomorrow.
She decided to think over the job offer during the weekend.
It's important to think over all the options before making a decision.
He asked me to think over the consequences of my actions.

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I don't have anything to think over.
There's much for him to think over.
Christmas is an invitation, therefore, to think over our own birth, in the concrete circumstances peculiar to each one of us.
You have come together for these two days to think over, meditate and study the problems connected with the activities that you carry out, on behalf of the Holy See, at the Governmental International Organizations to which you are accredited.
Think over my offer. I want you to be my wife.
Think over our offer.
Design objects have become real icons of the present; they interpret and spread life-styles, express historical and social changes, fascinate and make think over.
To think over, to read, to contemplate, to rest.
Field Marshal Tantawi and the Egyptian military junta were taking their time to think over on deciding whether to keep Morsi as a president or to impose a new round of martial law while forcibly installing their fellow general Ahmed Shafik as the country's civilian president.
Let me say that the release of the first album of Discus gave me something to think over..."We can do it... with prog music!"
Think over what I've said.
Think over the route from your preview.
Think over what I said to you carefully, Monza.
Think over what I just told you, my angel.
Think over it carefully, that money was going towards this house for six months, and during that time, you were planning on saving money to get your own house.
Perhaps you will at least think over what I have said.
In this one, she can't hear herself think over the chickens cackling and clucking about who's most popular.
I must think over my position and how I may improve it.
He's gone missing, they think over here.
Mr Albert said it was professionally developed, but he doesn't think over here.

Alternatives:

consider carefully
ponder deeply
reflect on thoroughly
mull over
contemplate at length

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