English · Idiom Candidate

come to think of it

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

to realize or remember something when you think about it

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

nhớ hoặc nhận ra điều gì đó khi nghĩ về nó

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

Come to think of it, myself]would just as soon have a try at Doctor de Pomiane's honey - filled and cumin - spiced Apician apples.

Actually there is no such word as eatable come to think of it, it's edible.

British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “come to think of it” mean?

to realize or remember something when you think about it

Is “come to think of it” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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