think back

verb

thought back; thinking back; thinks back
: to think about something that happened in the past
often + to
Thinking back to my childhood, I remember summers at the beach.
Think back to that night. What were you doing?

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“Think back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20back. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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