think through

phrasal verb

thought through; thinking through; thinks through

: to think about all the different parts or effects of (something) for a period of time especially in an effort to understand or make a decision about it

I need time to think this through.

We have thought through the matter and have come to a decision.

Examples of think through in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Doctors think through complex diagnoses using a form of reasoning known as Bayesian inference, named for the eighteenth-century English statistician Thomas Bayes. —Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 18 July 2024

Opinion How Biden and the Democrats should think through what to do now Opinion Why Biden didn’t accept the truth that was there for all to see Opinion Democrats fear a messy convention. —Karen Tumulty, Washington Post, 3 July 2024

Opinions on the 2024 elections Opinion How Biden and the Democrats should think through what to do now Opinion Why Biden didn’t accept the truth that was there for all to see Opinion Democrats fear a messy convention. —David Ignatius, Washington Post, 28 June 2024

Sitting around one evening before dinner, the researchers pondered whether even inexact science could help atoll governments think through their options. —Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 26 June 2024