THINK OF / ABOUT / IN
04 / 07 / 2012
THINK OF / ABOUT / IN: meaning and examples
Good morning,
Today we are going to answer a question from one of our Daily Vitamin readers, Neus. Here is her question.
"Hola. Tenía una consulta que podría ser de interés general resolverla para un próximo Daily Vitamin. ¿Cuál es la diferencia entre Think in, Think of y Think about? Si quiero traducir "Piensa en mí" qué sería más correcto: "think of me" o "think about me"? Muchas gracias por anticipado por vuestra colaboración."
Meaning of THINK OF something/someone: To imagine
Meaning of THINK ABOUT something/someone: To consider
Meaning of THINK IN: To describe the language or form that we use for thinking. (This is less common than the first two cases.)
NOTE: Sometimes THINK OF and THINK ABOUT can be used interchangeably with the same meaning.
Example 1:
Cecilia: You're very quiet, Angela. Is everything okay?
Angela: Oh yes. I was just thinking of the things I have to do to get ready for summer holidays.
Example 2:
Cecilia: Where are you going for your holidays?
Angela: We were thinking of going on a cruise. There are some good offers at the moment.
Example 3:
I speak Spanish fluently but when I have to say numbers and do calculations, I always think in English.
Example 4:
Stan: What did you think of / about the film?
George: It was fun and there was lots of action, but the dialogues were pretty bad.
Thanks for your question, Neus. And to answer your translation doubt, the answer would be "Think of/about me." Both prepositions are possible.
If you have any questions related to these verbs, please leave us a comment in the Daily Vitamin section on our website.
Enjoy your day!
Today we are going to answer a question from one of our Daily Vitamin readers, Neus. Here is her question.
"Hola. Tenía una consulta que podría ser de interés general resolverla para un próximo Daily Vitamin. ¿Cuál es la diferencia entre Think in, Think of y Think about? Si quiero traducir "Piensa en mí" qué sería más correcto: "think of me" o "think about me"? Muchas gracias por anticipado por vuestra colaboración."
Meaning of THINK OF something/someone: To imagine
Meaning of THINK ABOUT something/someone: To consider
Meaning of THINK IN: To describe the language or form that we use for thinking. (This is less common than the first two cases.)
NOTE: Sometimes THINK OF and THINK ABOUT can be used interchangeably with the same meaning.
Example 1:
Cecilia: You're very quiet, Angela. Is everything okay?
Angela: Oh yes. I was just thinking of the things I have to do to get ready for summer holidays.
Example 2:
Cecilia: Where are you going for your holidays?
Angela: We were thinking of going on a cruise. There are some good offers at the moment.
Example 3:
I speak Spanish fluently but when I have to say numbers and do calculations, I always think in English.
Example 4:
Stan: What did you think of / about the film?
George: It was fun and there was lots of action, but the dialogues were pretty bad.
Thanks for your question, Neus. And to answer your translation doubt, the answer would be "Think of/about me." Both prepositions are possible.
If you have any questions related to these verbs, please leave us a comment in the Daily Vitamin section on our website.
Enjoy your day!
