think

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think

A child sits quietly to think about the answer.

Definition

  1. Verb:

    • To use one's mind to form ideas, make decisions, or solve problems: The core meaning of "think" is the mental process of considering, reasoning, or pondering.
    • To have a particular opinion, belief, or idea: "Think" can also mean to hold something as true or to have a specific thought in mind.
    • To direct one's mind toward someone or something; to remember or imagine: This meaning involves focusing mental attention, recalling, or visualizing.

  2. Noun:

    • An act or period of thinking: A less common use, "think" can refer to the instance or process of deliberate thought itself.
Usage Examples
  • Verb (to consider/reason):
    • I need to think carefully before making a decision.
    • She sat quietly to think about the problem.
  • Verb (to have an opinion/belief):
    • I think it's going to rain today.
    • What do you think of this idea?
  • Verb (to remember/imagine):
    • I can't think of her name right now.
    • Just think how wonderful that would be!
  • Noun (act of thinking):
    • I'll have to give it a good think.
Advanced Usage
  • "To think aloud/out loud": To speak one's thoughts as they occur.
    • "I'm just thinking aloud," she said, "but what if we changed the design?"
  • "To think better of it": To reconsider and decide against a previous intention.
    • He was going to complain, but he thought better of it.
  • "To think big": To have ambitious ideas or plans.
    • The company's founder always encouraged her team to think big.
  • "To think for oneself": To form one's own opinions independently.
    • A good education teaches you to think for yourself.
Variants and Related Words
  • Thinker (n): A person who thinks, especially in a specified way or who engages in serious thought.
    • He is known as a great political thinker.
  • Thinking (n/adj):
    • Noun: The process of using one's mind to consider or reason about something. (e.g., Clear thinking is required.)
    • Adjective: Using thought or rational judgment; intellectual. (e.g., All thinking people agree.)
  • Unthinkable (adj): Too unlikely or undesirable to be considered a possibility.
    • Such a failure was once unthinkable.
Synonyms
  • Believe: To accept something as true.
  • Consider: To think about something carefully.
  • Ponder / Reflect: To think about something deeply.
  • Suppose / Imagine: To form a notion or idea in the mind.
  • Reason: To think logically.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Think about/of:
    • To consider or have one's mind occupied with someone/something.
      • I think about that day often.
      • Can you think of a better solution?
  • Think over: To consider something carefully before deciding.
    • Please think over my offer and let me know.
  • Think through: To consider all the possible details and consequences of something.
    • The plan wasn't properly thought through.
  • Think up: To invent or create something by thinking.
    • She thought up a brilliant excuse.
Related Idioms
  • Think on your feet: To think and react quickly, especially in a difficult situation.
    • A good lawyer must be able to think on her feet.
  • Think the world of someone: To have a very high opinion of someone; to adore them.
    • He thinks the world of his grandchildren.
  • Think twice: To reconsider; to be cautious before doing something.
    • I'd think twice before investing all my money there.
  • Great minds think alike: A humorous saying used when two people have the same idea.
    • "I was just about to suggest that!" "Great minds think alike!"
think

A child sits quietly to think about the answer.

Noun
  1. an instance of deliberate thinking
    • I need to give it a good think
Verb
  1. bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation
    • She thought herself into a state of panic over the final exam
  2. be capable of conscious thought
    • Man is the only creature that thinks
  3. have or formulate in the mind
    • think good thoughts
  4. dispose the mind in a certain way
    • Do you really think so?
  5. ponder; reflect on, or reason about
    • Think the matter through
    • Think how hard life in Russia must be these days
  6. decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting
    • Can you think what to do next?
  7. 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
  8. focus one's attention on a certain state
    • Think big
    • think thin
  9. imagine or visualize
    • Just think--you could be rich one day!
    • Think what a scene it must have been!
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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

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