Collocation
think carefully
Definition
to consider something in a serious and attentive way before deciding or acting
'think carefully' is a common English collocation. to consider something in a serious and attentive way before deciding or acting
think + carefully
“Think carefully before you answer the question.”
Examples
- Please _____ carefully before you reply.
- I need to _____ carefully about this offer.
- She _____ carefully and chose the safest route.
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- If you _____ carefully, you'll see why the plan won't work.
- We should _____ carefully before spending that much money.
- He told me to _____ carefully about what I wanted to say.
- The judge asked the jury to _____ carefully about the evidence.
- After reading the report, they _____ carefully and changed their decision.
- Before you click 'send,' _____ carefully.
More verb + adverbs
- do well to be successful or achieve good results
- do badly to perform poorly; to have an unsatisfactory result (in a task, test, game, or situation)
- go abroad to travel to or live in a foreign country
- go wrong to fail, stop working correctly, or develop a problem; to happen in an unexpected bad way
- go smoothly to happen or progress without problems, delays, or difficulties