Think over means to consider something carefully before making a decision. It's the reply to an offer, a plan or terms: give me some time, I'll think about it and let you know. The most common form is think it over, with it in the middle.
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think + it/them + over; think over + offer/idea/plan; think things over
- Thanks for the job offer. Can I think it over and call you on Monday?
- Before signing the lease, we spent a weekend thinking over every condition.
- Take your time and think things over before you choose a university.
What changed
First versionIt's a good offer, but I need to think over it.
RevisionIt's a good offer, but I need to think it over.
It's tempting to put it after over, as you would after a preposition. But here over is part of the verb, and a short pronoun (it, them) goes between think and over. A noun can come after: think over the offer.
Think about means to think of something in general, with no decision in mind: I often think about my school days. Think over means to consider something in order to say yes or no: I'll think over your proposal. Think through means to plan something out in detail, with all its consequences: We need to think the plan through.
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The manager offered me a new role in Berlin, and I said I needed a few days to think ___.
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it over — It is a short pronoun, so it goes between think and over: think it over. The order over it works after an ordinary preposition (get over it), but a native speaker wouldn't say it with think over.
Describe an offer or decision you didn't answer straight away. Say how long you took to think and what you finally decided.
When my friend invited me to share a flat, I took a week to think it over and finally said yes.
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