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Is there any difference between "think with", "think about", and "think of"?

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Rebecca

Yes, there is a difference between all of these ways of using "think". "Thinking with" means "by doing/getting". "Think about" introduces something that is in your thoughts. "Think of" describes something you are trying to remember, or has the same meaning as "think about", depending on the context. Only "think" can not be used here. Ex: I don't know what you were thinking with that haircut. It doesn't look good. Ex: I've been thinking about food all day because I'm hungry. Ex: I can't think of his name, what is it?

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