think back

phrasal verb

thought back; thinking back; thinks back

: to think about something that happened in the past

—often + to

Thinking back to my childhood, I remember summers at the beach.

Think back to that night. What were you doing?

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But even amid the joy of widespread publication and supportive reviews, Bruner thinks back on his father, who tried so desperately to get the book published in English. —

Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2025 In that moment, however, Johnson couldn’t help but think back to the beginning. —

Colton Pouncy, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025 Asked how Burgomaster has maximized his offense, Pearl thinks back to something Chicago Bulls coach Billy Donovan told him years ago, when Pearl was at Tennessee and Donovan was at Florida. —

Brendan Marks, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025 But think back to that Nov. 2 game at Beaver Stadium. —

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