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Princeton's WordNet

  1. think twiceverb

    consider and reconsider carefully

    "Think twice before you have a child"

Wiktionary

  1. think twiceverb

    to reconsider, use judgement; to proceed with caution or thought

Wikipedia

  1. Think Twice

    Think Twice is a song by Brook Benton which reached No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1961. The song was written by Joe Shapiro, Jimmy Williams, and Benton's regular songwriter Clyde Otis, and was released on Mercury Records with the B-side "For My Baby" also co-written by Clyde Otis, with Willie Dixon. The song was covered by Antoni Williams in 1962, Jackie Edwards in 1966, and Claude Powell in 1977.

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  1. think twice

    To carefully consider a decision or action before proceeding, typically to avoid potential negative consequences or mistakes. It implies reassessing or reconsidering your initial judgement or choice.

Wikidata

  1. Think Twice

    Think Twice was a weekend primetime PBS game show hosted by Monteria Ivey and produced by WGBH-TV in Boston, Massachusetts which ran from October 10 to December 26, 1994.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of think twice in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of think twice in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of think twice in a Sentence

  1. Alyson Pring:

    Whenever people saw him, they'd say, 'What's wrong with your arm?' now it's, 'Your arm is amazing, you're so cool ... it helps educate people to maybe think twice before saying something like, 'Why are you like that'?

  2. Patrick Day:

    My confidence in our so-called leaders ’ ability to disseminate this vital information has certainly been tarnished, i would have to think twice before acting on any future advisory.

  3. Elizabeth Brown:

    Young people in the streets should think twice before they do something to hurt somebody, somebody they don’t even know.

  4. Joseph Bonavolonta:

    The strong-arm tactics the FBI has seen in this case are egregious, and our investigation is far from over, today's arrests should send a message to those who think they can get away with manipulating the system that they better think twice.

  5. Mychal VanAllsburg:

    You see an opportunity to help somebody, even if you don't know them, you help them, and that's all that was that day, for me … I just saw an opportunity to help somebody that needed it, and I didn't even think twice, I just went over and helped that lady.


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