Think out loud Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈθɪŋk/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈɫaʊd

THINGK OWT LOWD

UK

θˈɪŋk/ /ˈaʊt/ /lˈaʊd

THINGK OWT LOWD

التعريف

To say your thoughts as you are having them, instead of keeping them inside your head.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Used in informal and neutral contexts, often to explain saying something without planning. Typical phrase: "Sorry, I was just thinking out loud." Not the same as actually speaking to others—it's more like speaking to yourself, sometimes accidentally overheard.

• Spanish: pensar en voz alta
• Portuguese (BR): pensar em voz alta
• Portuguese (PT): pensar em voz alta
• Chinese (Simplified): 自言自语
• Chinese (Traditional): 自言自語
• Hindi: ज़ोर से सोचना
• Arabic: التفكير بصوت عالٍ
• Bengali: ভাবনা উচ্চস্বরে বলা - মুখে মুখে ভাবা
• Russian: думать вслух - размышлять вслух
• Japanese: 独り言を言う - 考えを口にする
• Vietnamese: nghĩ thành tiếng
• Korean: 생각을 소리내어 말하다
• Turkish: sesli düşünmek
• Urdu: اونچی آواز میں سوچنا - خودکلامی کرنا
• Indonesian: berpikir keras - bicara sendiri

جمل نموذجية

Sometimes I think out loud when I am alone.

basic

Please ignore me, I’m just thinking out loud.

basic

He started to think out loud about his plans for the weekend.

basic

Oh, sorry! I didn’t mean to share that—I was just thinking out loud.

natural

She tends to think out loud when she’s working on a difficult problem.

natural

If I think out loud, maybe someone will help me come up with ideas.

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