think about

think about
transitive verb
1) (consider) nachdenken über (+ Akk.)

what are you thinking about? — woran od. was denkst du [gerade]?

give somebody something to think about — jemandem etwas geben, worüber er/sie nachdenken kann; (to worry about) jemandem zu denken geben

it doesn't bear thinking about — man darf gar nicht daran denken

2) (consider practicability of) sich (Dat.) durch den Kopf gehen lassen; sich (Dat.) überlegen

it's worth thinking about — es ist überlegenswert

* * *
think about
vi
1. (have in one's mind)
to \think about about sb/sth an jdn/etw denken
I always \think about about Roz in that long pink coat wenn ich an Roz denke, sehe ich ihn immer in seinem langen rosa Mantel vor mir
2. (reflect)
to \think about about sth/sb über etw/jdn nachdenken
3. (consider)
to \think about about sth sich dat etw überlegen, sich dat durch den Kopf gehen lassen
don't even \think about about it! schlag dir das aus dem Kopf! fam, vergiss es! fam
to [not] \think about twice about sth sich dat etw [nicht] zweimal überlegen
* * *
vi +prep obj
1) (= reflect on) idea, suggestion nachdenken über (+acc)

OK, I'll think about it — okay, ich überlege es mir

what are you thinking about? — woran denken Sie gerade?

it's worth thinking about — das ist überlegenswert, das wäre zu überlegen

to think twice about sth — sich (dat) etw zweimal überlegen

that'll give him something to think about — das wird ihm zu denken geben

2) (in progressive tenses = half intend to) daran denken, vorhaben

I was thinking about coming to see you — ich habe vorgehabt or daran gedacht, Sie zu besuchen

we're thinking about a holiday in Spain — wir denken daran, in Spanien Urlaub zu machen

3)
See:
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* * *
transitive verb
1) (consider) nachdenken über (+ Akk.)

what are you thinking about? — woran od. was denkst du [gerade]?

give somebody something to think about — jemandem etwas geben, worüber er/sie nachdenken kann; (to worry about) jemandem zu denken geben

it doesn't bear thinking about — man darf gar nicht daran denken

2) (consider practicability of) sich (Dat.) durch den Kopf gehen lassen; sich (Dat.) überlegen

it's worth thinking about — es ist überlegenswert

* * *
expr.
nachdenken v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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