think up

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think up

verb thinks up · thinking up · thought up

idiomatic To create in one’s mind; to invent. I can think up plenty of excuses not to go, but we really should attend.
Similar: come up with

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verb create in one's mind; invent

Español	ingeniar, discurrir
Português	imaginar
Italiano	ideare, inventare
Русский	приду́мывать pridúmyvatʹ, приду́мать pridúmatʹ, выду́мывать vydúmyvatʹ, вы́думать výdumatʹ

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@misc{think_up_2026,
  title = {think up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/think%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}