Think about and Think of

Tidak terlalu terasa perbedaan antara think about dan think of. Keduanya memuat kata think yang berarti berpikir atau memikirkan sesuatu tentunya. Paling mudah penggunaan think adalah untuk menyatakan pendapat seperti 'I think that...' yang artinya 'saya kira...', 'menurut saya....'
Mari kita lihat penggunaan frase di atas.



Now that I'm far away from my family, I always think about how to contact my son.
I always think about my future, especially how I can make a good start in a new place.

Frase Think about digunakan ketika kita secara aktif dan sengaja melakukan aktifitas berpikir.
Compare with these sentences!

I was trying to forget my ex-boy friend, but I always think of him all the time. 
I had a crush on her the first time I saw her. Since then I've been thinking of her and it is hard to focus on my study.

Frase Think of bila diterjemahkan ke dalam Bahasa Indonesia, maka bunyinya kurang lebih akan sama yaitu memikirkan. Tapi think of digunakan terutama untuk sesuatu yang terpikirkan tanpa ada unsur kesengajaan.
Learn more on the words!

think - thought- thought (verb)
thought (noun)