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THINK THE WORLD OF (thinking the world of, thinks the world of, thought the world of)

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does think the world of mean? 

THINK THE WORLD OF (verb)
  The verb THINK THE WORLD OF has 1 sense:

1. esteem very highlyplay

  Familiarity information: THINK THE WORLD OF used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


THINK THE WORLD OF (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Esteem very highly

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Context example:

She thinks the world of her adviser

Hypernyms (to "think the world of" is one way to...):

esteem; prise; prize; respect; value (regard highly; think much of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody


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