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think

/ think /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an instance of deliberate thinking
"I need to give it a good think"
Type of:
deliberation weighing advisement
Derived:
remember retrieve recall call back call up
Domain:
colloquialism
verb Sense 2
decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting
"Can you think what to do next?"
Type of:
cogitate cerebrate
Derived:
thinking thought cerebration intellection mentation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 3
ponder; reflect on, or reason about
"Think the matter through"
"Think how hard life in Russia must be these days"
Type of:
cogitate cerebrate
Derived:
thinking thought cerebration intellection mentation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s Adjective/Noun
verb Sense 4
focus one''s attention on a certain state
"Think big"
"think thin"
Type of:
concentrate focus center
Derived:
idea thought
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody with something
verb Sense 5
dispose the mind in a certain way
"Do you really think so?"
Type of:
believe consider conceive
Derived:
thought
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 6
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"
Type of:
judge
Kinds of:
hold rethink think of repute regard as
Derived:
consideration opinion sentiment persuasion view
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 7
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"
Type of:
expect anticipate
Kinds of:
suspect
Derived:
guess conjecture supposition surmise surmisal
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 8
have or formulate in the mind
"think good thoughts"
Type of:
cogitate cerebrate
Derived:
idea thought
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 9
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"
Kinds of:
puzzle over rationalize rationalise philosophize philosophise
Derived:
thinking thought cerebration intellection mentation
See also:
chew over think over meditate ponder excogitate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 10
be capable of conscious thought
"Man is the only creature that thinks"
Derived:
idea thought thinking cerebration intellection
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 11
bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation
"She thought herself into a state of panic over the final exam"
Type of:
change alter modify
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 12
imagine or visualize
"Just think--you could be rich one day!"
"Think what a scene it must have been!"
Type of:
imagine conceive of ideate
Derived:
idea thought
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 13
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"
Type of:
will wish
Kinds of:
design plan be after aim purpose
Derived:
intention purpose intent aim design
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something is ----ing PP
verb Sense 14
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"
Opposites:
forget block blank out draw a blank
Kinds of:
know recognize recognise review brush up
Derived:
idea thought recall recollection reminiscence
See also:
remember think back
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
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Semantic Complexity
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Sense Count
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Total Synonyms
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Total Relationships
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Times Searched
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deliberation weighing advisement cogitate cerebrate concentrate focus center believe consider conceive judge