thinking (ˈθɪŋkɪŋ
)
Definitions
noun
- opinion or judgment
- the process of thought
adjective
- (prenominal) using or capable of using intelligent thought ⇒
thinking people
- See put on one's thinking cap
Synonyms
View thesaurus entrythink (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,
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consider,
contemplate,
think about,
weigh up,
mull over,
chew over,
entertain the idea give thought to deliberate about
Quotations
"I think, therefore I am"
Usage examples
Damin wondered what he was thinking , his hand resting on the hilt of his dagger.
, TREASON KEEP (2001)by David Tomlinson Wander along the banks of the meandering River Doubs and you could be forgiven for thinking you are in Africa.
Country Life (2004)Growing corporate influence runs in direct contradiction to the stated mission of many universities to foster critical thinking.
Irish Times (2002)Perhaps she will eventually come round to that way of thinking.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Scanning techniques have revealed that different kinds of thinking take place in different parts of the brain.
, BEYOND FEAR (2002)