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Think

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Noun

1. think

an instance of deliberate thinking

Example Sentences:
'I need to give it a good think'

Verb

2. believe, conceive, consider, think

judge or regard; look upon; judge

Example Sentences:
'I think he is very smart'
'I believe her to be very smart'
'I think that he is her boyfriend'
'The racist conceives such people to be inferior'

3. guess, imagine, opine, reckon, suppose, think

expect, believe, or suppose

Example Sentences:
'I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel'
'I thought to find her in a bad state'
'he didn't think to find her in the kitchen'
'I guess she is angry at me for standing her up'

4. cerebrate, cogitate, think

use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments

Example Sentences:
'I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere'

5. call back, call up, recall, recollect, remember, retrieve, think

recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

Example Sentences:
'I can't remember saying any such thing'
'I can't think what her last name was'
'can you remember her phone number?'
'Do you remember that he once loved you?'
'call up memories'

6. think

imagine or visualize

Example Sentences:
'Just think--you could be rich one day!'
'Think what a scene it must have been!'

7. think

focus one's attention on a certain state

Example Sentences:
'Think big'
'think thin'

8. intend, mean, think

have in mind as a purpose

Example Sentences:
'I mean no harm'
'I only meant to help you'
'She didn't think to harm me'
'We thought to return early that night'

9. think

decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting

Example Sentences:
'Can you think what to do next?'

10. think

ponder; reflect on, or reason about

Example Sentences:
'Think the matter through'
'Think how hard life in Russia must be these days'

11. think

dispose the mind in a certain way

Example Sentences:
'Do you really think so?'

12. think

have or formulate in the mind

Example Sentences:
'think good thoughts'

13. think

be capable of conscious thought

Example Sentences:
'Man is the only creature that thinks'

14. think

bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation

Example Sentences:
'She thought herself into a state of panic over the final exam'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Think

see synonyms of think
verbWord forms: thinks, thinking or thought
1. (tr; may take a clause as object)
to consider, judge, or believe
he thinks my ideas impractical
2. (intransitive; often foll by about)
to exercise the mind as in order to make a decision; ponder
3. (intransitive)
to be capable of conscious thought
man is the only animal that thinks
4. 
to remember; recollect
I can't think what his name is
5. (intransitive; foll by of)
to make the mental choice (of)
think of a number
6. (may take a clause as object or an infinitive)
a. 
to expect; suppose
I didn't think to see you here
b. 
to be considerate or aware enough (to do something)
he did not think to thank them
7. (intransitive; foll by of)
to consider; regard
she thinks of herself as a poet
8. (intransitive)
to focus the attention on being
think thin
think big
9. (transitive)
to bring into or out of a specified condition by thinking
to think away one's fears
10.  I don't think
11.  think again
12.  think better of
13.  think much of
14.  think nothing of
15.  think twice
noun
16. informal
a careful, open-minded assessment
let's have a fresh think about this problem
17. (modifier) informal
characterized by or involving thinkers, thinking, or thought
a think session
18.  you've got another think coming

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Think

see synonyms of think
verb transitiveWord forms: thought or ˈthinking
1. 
to form or have in the mind; conceive
thinking good thoughts
2. 
to hold in one's opinion; judge; consider
many think her charming
3. 
to believe; surmise; expect
they think they can come
4. 
to determine, resolve, work out, etc. by reasoning
think what your next move should be
5.  Rare
to purpose; intend
thinking to do right
6. 
a. 
to bring to mind; form an idea of
think what the future holds
b. 
to recall; recollect
think what joy was ours
7. 
to have the mind turned steadily toward; have constantly in mind
think success
verb intransitive
8. 
to use the mind for arriving at conclusions, making decisions, drawing inferences, etc.; reflect; reason
learn to think
9. 
to have an opinion, belief, expectation, etc.
I just think so
10. 
to weigh something mentally; reflect
think before you act
11. 
to call to mind; recall; remember
with of or about
12. 
to have an opinion, judgment, etc.
with of or about
13. 
to allow oneself to consider
with of or about
14. 
to have regard for; consider the welfare of
with of or about
15. 
to discover or invent; conceive (of)
noun
16.  Informal
the act of thinking
give it a good think
adjective
17.  Slang
having to do with thinking
verb impersonalWord forms: thought
to seem
obs., except in archaic methinks, methought

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Think

see synonyms of think
v. thought (thôt), think·ing, thinks
v.tr.
1. To have or formulate in the mind: Think the happiest thought you can think.
2.
a. To reason about or reflect on; ponder: Think how complex language is. Think the matter through.
b. To decide by reasoning, reflection, or pondering: thinking what to do.
3.
a. To judge or regard; look upon: I think it only fair.
b. To believe; suppose: always thought he was right.
4.
a. To expect; hope: They thought she'd arrive early.
b. To intend: She thinks to defeat the incumbent in the election.
5.
a. To call to mind; remember: I can't think what her name was.
b. To visualize; imagine: Think what a scene it will be at the reunion.
c. To devise or evolve; invent: thought up a plan to get rich quick.
6. To bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation: He thought himself into a panic over the impending examination.
7. To concentrate one's thoughts on; keep as a point of focus: Think victory.
v.intr.
1. To exercise the power of reason, as by conceiving ideas, drawing inferences, and using judgment: My cold made it difficult to think.
2. To consider or weigh an idea: They are thinking about moving.
3.
a. To bring a thought to mind by using the imagination: No one before had thought of bifocal glasses.
b. To recall a thought or an image to mind: She thought of her childhood when she saw the movie.
4. To have a belief, supposition, or opinion: He thinks of himself as a wit. It's later than you think.
5. To have care or consideration: Think first of the ones you love.
6. To use the mind in a certain way: He thinks just like you doalways worrying.
adj.
Informal
Requiring much thought to create or assimilate: a think book.
n.
The act or an instance of deliberate or extended thinking; a meditation.

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