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EXACT MATCHES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
smaoinigh, v.t. & i. (vn. -neamh). Think. 1. (a) Reflect, consider. Ag smaoineamh go domhain, thinking deeply. Lig dom smaoineamh, let me think. ~ tamall sular labhair , he pondered a while before he spoke. ~ go mbeifeá imníoch, it occurred to me that you might be anxious. Níor ~ go raibh dochar ann, I didnt think it was any harm. Lit: ~ an Chroich, think of the Cross. (b) Bethink oneself of, recollect. smaoineoinn labhairt leis, if I had only thought of speaking to him. Ar ~ an leabhar a thabhairt leat? Did you think of bringing the book? (c) Conceive idea of. An a smaoiníos an t-olc, he who contemplates evil. Níor ~ a leithéid a dhéanamh, I didnt think of doing any such thing. Lit: A aimhleas is é do ~, what he conceived was his own ruin. (d) Lit: Suppose, imagine. ~ siad taom baoise leis, they thought he had taken a crazy fit. 2. (With ar) Think of, reflect on, consider. Smaoineamh ar rud, to think of sth. Ag smaoineamh ar an am a bhí, thinking of days gone by. Níor ~ siad ar an dainséar, they didnt think of the danger. smaoiníonn ar a mhuintir, he has no thought for his people. ~ ort féin, recollect yourself; think of your own case. ~ ar an trioblóid atá leis, think of the trouble it entails. Is iomaí rud agam le bheith ag smaoineamh air, I have many things to think of. Ag smaoineamh ar a leas féin atá , he is consulting his own interest. Níor ~ riamh air, it never occurred to me. Ag smaoineamh ar rud a dhéanamh, thinking of doing sth. ag déanamh rudaí gan smaoineamh orthu, dont do things unthinkingly. Cad é a bhfuil ag smaoineamh air? A penny for your thoughts. (Var: smaoin)
RELATED MATCHES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
PHRASES IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Smaoinigh, meabhraigh, machnaigh, cuimhnigh, ar, think of, meditate on, ponder over, remember.
Bhuail smaoineamh , a thought struck me.
Gach uair smaoiním air, every time I think of it.
Gach uair ~ smaoinigh air, every time I thought of it.
Smaoineamh, rún, ag fabhrú i gceann, in intinn, duine, an idea, an intention, forming in s.o.’s head, mind.
Is ~ a bheinn ag smaoineamh air, I wouldnt dream of (doing) it.
Smaoineamh a ghabháil, to frame a thought.
~ ach smaoineamh air, merely by thinking about it; at the mere thought of it.
Smaoinigh i mo mheanma (go), I thought in my own mind, to myself, (that).
Níor mhiste smaoineamh air, it would be well to think about it.
~ a smaoiním air! When I think of it!
~ a dhéanamh ar rud, to think over sth.
Bhuail an ~ (go), the thought struck me (that).
Rinne ~ i mintinn, a thought crossed my mind.
Is maith an ~ é, it is a happy thought.
Le ~ le briathar, in thought or word.
~ a chur i gceann duine, to put an idea into s.o.’s head.
raibh ~ agam ar a leithéid a dhéanamh, I had no thought of doing such a thing.
~ tobann, sudden impulse.
~ smaoineamh , a thought occurred to me.
Níl ~ uair nach smaoiním orthu, I think of them every hour of the day.
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