think highly of someone or something
- think highly of someone or something
think a lot of someone or something & think a great deal of someone or something & think highly of someone or something & think much of someone or something
to think well of someone or something. •
The teacher thinks a lot of Mary and her talents.
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No one really thinks a great deal of the new policies.
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I think highly of John.
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The manager doesn't think much of John and says so to everyone.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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think highly of someone — think highly/a lot/of someone phrase to admire and respect someone a lot Everyone there seems to think very highly of her. Thesaurus: to respect someone or something, and to show respectsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
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think well of something — think well of (someone/something) to have a very good opinion of someone or something. Although Scott has a high regard for the Navy, I understand the Navy doesn t think well of his film about the submarine service. We think very highly of our… … New idioms dictionary
think a lot of someone — think highly/a lot/of someone phrase to admire and respect someone a lot Everyone there seems to think very highly of her. Thesaurus: to respect someone or something, and to show respectsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
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think — think1 [ θıŋk ] (past tense and past participle thought [ θɔt ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 believe something is true ▸ 2 have particular opinion ▸ 3 consider facts carefully ▸ 4 have something in your mind ▸ 5 remember someone/something ▸ + PHRASES 1. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
think — I UK [θɪŋk] / US verb Word forms think : present tense I/you/we/they think he/she/it thinks present participle thinking past tense thought UK [θɔːt] / US [θɔt] past participle thought *** Get it right: think: The verb think is rarely used with an … English dictionary
think — 1 /TINk/ past tense and past participle thought verb 1 OPINION/BELIEF (T) to have an opinion or belief about something: think (that): I think that she should have paid the money back. | Harry thought it was a lousy idea. | I didn t think anyone… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
think — [[t]θɪ̱ŋk[/t]] ♦ thinks, thinking, thought 1) VERB: no cont If you think that something is the case, you have the opinion that it is the case. [V that] I certainly think there should be a ban on tobacco advertising... [V th … English dictionary