think
nouns
an instance of deliberate thinking
"I need to give it a good think"
domain usage
a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
is a type of (narrower)
careful consideration
"a little deliberation would have deterred them"
verbs
judge or regard; look upon; judge
"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"
expect, believe, or suppose
"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"
use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
"I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
"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"
is derived from
see also
imagine or visualize
"Just think--you could be rich one day!"; "Think what a scene it must have been!"
is derived from
is a type of (narrower)
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
"Can you conceive of him as the president?"
focus one's attention on a certain state
"Think big"; "think thin"
is derived from
have in mind as a purpose
"I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night"
decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting
"Can you think what to do next?"
is derived from
verb group
ponder; reflect on, or reason about
"Think the matter through"; "Think how hard life in Russia must be these days"
is a type of (narrower)
use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
"I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"
ponder; reflect on, or reason about
"Think the matter through"; "Think how hard life in Russia must be these days"
is a type of (narrower)
use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
"I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"
dispose the mind in a certain way
"Do you really think so?"
is derived from
have or formulate in the mind
"think good thoughts"
is derived from
is a type of (narrower)
use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
"I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"
be capable of conscious thought
"Man is the only creature that thinks"
bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation
"She thought herself into a state of panic over the final exam"
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