Think (About It)
WordNet
noun
(1) An instance of deliberate thinking
"I need to give it a good think"
verb
(2) Bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation
"She thought herself into a state of panic over the final exam"
(3) 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"
(4) Be capable of conscious thought
"Man is the only creature that thinks"
(5) 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"
(6) 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"
(7) 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"
(8) 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"
(9) Focus one's attention on a certain state
"Think big"
"Think thin"
(10) Imagine or visualize
"Just think--you could be rich one day!"
"Think what a scene it must have been!"
WiktionaryText
English
Verb
- to ponder, to go over in one's head
- Idly, the detective thought what his next move should be.
- To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.
- I thought for three hours about the problem and still couldn’t find the solution.
- to conceive of something or someone (usually followed by of or on)
- I tend to think of her as rather ugly.
- To be of the opinion (that).
- I think she is pretty, contrary to most people.
- To guess; to reckon.
- I think she’ll pass the examination.
- To consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.
- At the time I thought his adamant refusal to give in right.
- I hope you won’t think me stupid if I ask you what that means.
Synonyms
cogitate, ponder, reflect, ruminate opine guess (US), imagine, reckon, suppose consider, deem, find, judge, regardNoun
- An act of thinking; consideration (of something).
- I'll have a think about that and let you know.
Verb
think (obsolete except in archaic methinks)