think (θɪŋk
)
Definitions
verb
Word forms: thinks, thinking, thought
- (tr; may take a clause as object) to consider, judge, or believe ⇒
he thinks my ideas impractical
- (intr) about to exercise the mind as in order to make a decision; ponder
- (intr) to be capable of conscious thought ⇒
man is the only animal that thinks
- to remember; recollect ⇒
I can't think what his name is
- (intr) of to make the mental choice (of) ⇒
think of a number
- (may take a clause as object or an infinitive)
- to expect; suppose ⇒
I didn't think to see you here
- to be considerate or aware enough (to do something) ⇒
he did not think to thank them
- to expect; suppose ⇒
- (intr) of to consider; regard ⇒
she thinks of herself as a poet
- (intr) to focus the attention on being ⇒
think thin
think big
- (tr) to bring into or out of a specified condition by thinking ⇒
to think away one's fears
- See I don't think
- See think again
- See think better of
- See think much of
- See think nothing of
- See think twice
noun
- informal a careful, open-minded assessment ⇒
let's have a fresh think about this problem
- (modifier) informal characterized by or involving thinkers, thinking, or thought ⇒
a think session
- See you've got another think coming
Alternative Forms
ˈthinker nounWord Origin
Old English thencan; related to Old Frisian thenza, Old Saxon thenkian, Old High German denken, Old Norse thekkja, Gothic thagkjanSynonyms
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ponder,
reflect,
contemplate,
deliberate,
brood,
meditate,
ruminate,
cogitate,
rack your brains be lost in thought
cerebrate,
=
consider,
contemplate,
think about,
weigh up,
mull over,
chew over,
entertain the idea give thought to deliberate about
Quotations
"I think, therefore I am"
Translations
- British English:
think
If you think something, you believe that it is true.I think it's a great idea. What do you think of my theory?θɪŋk VERB I think it's a great idea. What do you think of my theory?
- Spanish:
pensar
v
- French:
penser
vi
- German:
denken
v
- Chinese: 思考 v
- Arabic: يَفْكِرُ v
- Portuguese: pensar v
- Russian: думать v
- Croatian: misliti v
- Czech: myslet v
- Danish: tænke v
- Dutch: denken v
- Finnish: ajatella v
- Greek: σκέφτομαι v
- Italian: pensare v
- Japanese: 考える v
- Korean: 생각하다 v
- Norwegian: tenke v
- Polish: pomyśleć v myśleć
- Brazilian Portuguese: pensar v
- European Spanish:
pensar
v
- Swedish: tänka v
- Thai: คิด v
- Turkish: düşünmek v
- Vietnamese: nghĩ v
Usage examples
Well good luck with your enquiries, was all I could think of saying.
, THE EXECUTION (2002)"Oh, you think it strange that I should want to hurt my husband?
Country Life (2004)And I think there are more pressures now, especially on girls to have sex with their boyfriends.
Irish Times (2002)Asked in the Irish Times about what's new in this book, he replied:'I think the big, loose weave of the thing.
Glasgow Herald (2001)The Aborigines do not think differently from us; they merely observe material data in a more mystical way.
, ABORIGINE DREAMING: Introduction to the Wisdom and Thought of the Aboriginal Traditions of Australia (2002)