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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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I've just though of - meaning
I've just thought of these examples, and I was wondering if you could check to see if they are correct.
I read the sentence above. I'm not sure if it came from a native speaker. What does the underlined phrase mean?
Does it mean "I've just come up with"?
Does it sound natural in the first place?
Can we also say 'I've just thought about' in the sentence above? How is it different?
Please help. I would be grateful for your assistance.
I read the sentence above. I'm not sure if it came from a native speaker. What does the underlined phrase mean?
Does it mean "I've just come up with"?
Does it sound natural in the first place?
Can we also say 'I've just thought about' in the sentence above? How is it different?
Please help. I would be grateful for your assistance.
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For me, "think up" has the meaning of "come up with". In your sentence "think of" has the same meaning as "think about", I think.
- For me, "think up" has the meaning of "come up with".
- In your sentence "think of" has the same meaning as "think about", I think.
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For me, "think up" has the meaning of "come up with". In your sentence "think of" has the same meaning as "think about", I think.
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Thanks, Ivanhr, for your response.
Thus, the following have the same meaning. Yes?
I've thought up of these examples and I was wondering if...
I've come up with these examples and I was wondering if...
Do you think it's more natural to use in the context the present perfect 'have thought up' than the simple past 'thought up' to mean
Thus, the following have the same meaning. Yes?
I've thought up of these examples and I was wondering if...
I've come up with these examples and I was wondering if...
Do you think it's more natural to use in the context the present perfect 'have thought up' than the simple past 'thought up' to mean
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1. I've thought up of these examples... (ok but probably less common than come up with )
2. The present perfect is fine if you've just come up with those examples.
2. The present perfect is fine if you've just come up with those examples.
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On second thought, sometimes you will hear "You'll think of something", which is similar in meaning to "you'll come up with something" so it's possible that the original sentence has that meaning. Sorry I got you confused.
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No worries. 
Therefore, both of the following have the same meaning. Thanks, Ivanhr, for that clarification.
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Therefore, both of the following have the same meaning. Thanks, Ivanhr, for that clarification.
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