think of the children (English, verb)
expansion: think of the children (third-person singular simple present thinks of the children, present participle thinking of the children, simple past and past participle thought of the children)
Senses:
glosses: An appeal to suspend rational consideration of an issue owing to its presumptive negative effects on the young and impressionable; usually in ironic or mocking parody of another's argumentum ad passiones or moral panic.
tags: imperative
usually
raw_tags: as an interjection
glosses: A sincere plea to consider the young.
tags: imperative
usually
Forms:
form: thinks of the children
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: thinking of the children
tags: participle
present
form: thought of the children
tags: participle
past
form: thought of the children
tags: past
form: won't someone think of the children
tags: alternative
form: what about the children
tags: alternative