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think > 14 senses
NOUN1thinkAn instance of deliberate thinking
VERB1think, believe, consider, conceiveJudge or regard
2think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon, guessExpect, believe, or suppose
3think, cogitate, cerebrateUse or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
4think, remember, retrieve, recall, call back, call up, recollectRecall knowledge from memory
5thinkImagine or visualize
6thinkFocus one's attention on a certain state
7think, intend, meanHave in mind as a purpose
8thinkDecide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting
9thinkPonder
10thinkDispose the mind in a certain way
11thinkHave or formulate in the mind
12thinkBe capable of conscious thought
13thinkBring into a given condition by mental preoccupation
think > pronunciation
Soundsthih'ngk
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think > noun, cognition
MeaningAn instance of deliberate thinking.
Examples"I need to give it a good think"
Broaderdeliberation, weighing, advisement
Usagecolloquialism
Verbsthink; think; think; think; think; think; think; think
think > verb 1, cognition
MeaningJudge or regard. Look upon. Judge.
PatternSomething ----s something Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s somebody
ModelThey think that there was a traffic accident
Examples"I think he is very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"
Synonymsbelieve, consider, conceive
Narrowerhold; rethink; think; think of, repute, regard as, look upon, look on, esteem, take to be; feel; see, consider, reckon, view, regard
Broaderjudge
Nounsthought; thought
think > verb 2, cognition
MeaningExpect, believe, or suppose.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Examples"he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"
Synonymsopine, suppose, imagine, reckon, guess
Narrowersuspect
Broaderexpect, anticipate
Nounsthought; thought
think > verb 3, cognition
MeaningUse or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments.
PatternSomebody ----s
Examples"I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"
Synonymscogitate, cerebrate
Narrowerpuzzle over; rationalize, rationalise; think; philosophize, philosophise; brainstorm; chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate; reason; reason, reason out, conclude; judge; study, meditate, contemplate; plan; associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect; concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet; give, pay, devote; think about; think; think
See alsothink out; think over; think up
Nounsthink; thinker; thinker; thinking, thought
think > verb 4, cognition
MeaningRecall knowledge from memory. Have a recollection.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE; Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Examples"I can't think what her last name was"
Synonymsremember, retrieve, recall, call back, call up, recollect
Caused byremind
Narrowerknow; recognize, recognise; review, brush up, refresh
Contraryforget, block, blank out, draw a blank
See alsothink back
Nounsthink; thought
think > verb 5, creation
MeaningImagine or visualize.
PatternSomebody ----s
Examples"Just think--you could be rich one day!"; "Think what a scene it must have been!"
Broaderimagine, conceive of, ideate, envisage
Nounsthink; thought
think > verb 6, cognition
MeaningFocus one's attention on a certain state.
PatternSomebody ----s Adjective
Examples"Think big"; "think thin"
Broaderconcentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
Nounsthink; thought
think > verb 7, cognition
MeaningHave in mind as a purpose.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
ModelThey think to move
Examples"She didn't think to harm me"
Synonymsintend, mean
Narrowerdesign; plan, be after; aim, purpose, purport, propose
Broaderwill, wish
think > verb 8, cognition
MeaningDecide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"Can you think what to do next?"
Broaderthink, cogitate, cerebrate
Similar tothink
Nounsthink; thinking
think > verb 9, cognition
MeaningPonder. Reflect on, or reason about.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Examples"Think the matter through"; "Think how hard life in Russia must be these days"
Broaderthink, cogitate, cerebrate
Similar tothink
Nounsthink; thought; thought
think > verb 10, cognition
MeaningDispose the mind in a certain way.
PatternSomebody ----s
Examples"Do you really think so?"
Broaderthink, believe, consider, conceive
Nounsthought
think > verb 11, cognition
MeaningHave or formulate in the mind.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Examples"think good thoughts"
Broaderthink, cogitate, cerebrate
Nounsthink; thought
think > verb 12, cognition
MeaningBe capable of conscious thought.
PatternSomebody ----s
ModelSam and Sue think
Examples"Man is the only creature that thinks"
Nounsthink; thought; thought
think > verb 13, change
MeaningBring into a given condition by mental preoccupation.
PatternSomebody ----s somebody
Broaderchange, alter, modify

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