- think back
v. (D; intr.) ('to direct one's thoughts back') to think back on, to (to think back to the old days)
* * *to (to think back to the old days)(D; intr.) ('to direct one's thoughts back') to think back on
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
think back
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think back to — To bring to one s mind the memory of (a past event, etc) • • • Main Entry: ↑think … Useful english dictionary
think back — index remember Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
think back to — index recall (remember) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
think back — verb recapture the past; indulge in memories (Freq. 2) he remembered how he used to pick flowers • Syn: ↑remember • Derivationally related forms: ↑remembrance (for: ↑remember), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
think back — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms think back : present tense I/you/we/they think back he/she/it thinks back present participle thinking back past tense thought back past participle thought back to think about something that happened in the… … English dictionary
think back — PHRASAL VERB If you think back, you make an effort to remember things that happened to you in the past. [V P prep] I thought back to the time in 1975 when my son was desperately ill... [V P prep] When you think back on it, do you think that it… … English dictionary
ˌthink ˈback — phrasal verb to think about something that happened in the past I ve been trying to think back to that last evening.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
think back — to remember something. When I think back on it, I realize I should have noticed that you were unhappy. Melissa and Jay both fell silent, thinking back to the dreadful time when Jack had almost died … New idioms dictionary
think back (to something) — ˌthink ˈback (to sth) derived to think about sth that happened in the past • I keep thinking back to the day I arrived here. Main entry: ↑thinkderived … Useful english dictionary
think back — Synonyms and related words: bring back, bring to mind, call back, call to mind, call up, conjure up, evoke, go back, go back over, hark back, look back, mind, recall, recall to mind, recapture, recollect, reevoke, reflect, remember, retrace,… … Moby Thesaurus
