Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

think nothing of

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.43 in modern English

Syllables: think noth-ing of
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To consider as straightforward or normal an activity or situation others regard as unusual, wrong, or difficult.

Example Sentences

"I had seen that my neighbours' door was open, but I thought nothing of it at the time, until I heard their house had been broken into."
"He also thought nothing of laying down a railway in a war zone. For example, he was one of those behind the Grand Crimean Central Railway, built during the Crimean War [...]."

Inflected Forms

thinks nothing of (present, singular) thinking nothing of (participle, present) thought nothing of (participle, past) thought nothing of (past)

Phrases

think nothing of it

Frequently Paired Words

think nothing of it

Questions

What does think nothing of mean?: To consider as straightforward or normal an activity or situation others regard as unusual, wrong, or difficult.

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