think

think

think¹ [thiŋk]

vt.

thought, thinking [< ME thenchen, to think, confused with thinchen, to seem < OE thencan < PGmc * thankjan, to think: for IE base see THANK]

1. to form or have in the mind; conceive [thinking good thoughts]

2. to hold in one's opinion; judge; consider [many think her charming]

3. to believe; surmise; expect [they think they can come]

4. to determine, resolve, work out, etc. by reasoning [think what your next move should be]

5. Now Rare to purpose; intend [thinking to do right]

6.

a) to bring to mind; form an idea of [think what the future holds]

b) to recall; recollect [think what joy was ours]

7. to have the mind turned steadily toward; have constantly in mind [think success]

vi.

1. to use the mind for arriving at conclusions, making decisions, drawing inferences, etc.; reflect; reason [learn to think]

2. to have an opinion, belief, expectation, etc. [I just think so]

3. to weigh something mentally; reflect [think before you act]

4. to call to mind; recall; remember: with of or about

5. to have an opinion, judgment, etc.: with of or about

6. to allow oneself to consider: with of or about

7. to have regard for; consider the welfare of: with of or about

8. to discover or invent; conceive (of)

n.

Informal the act of thinking [give it a good think]

adj.

Slang having to do with thinking

having to do with thinking

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think all the world of or think the world of

to admire or love greatly

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think better of

1. to form a more favorable opinion of

2. to make a more sensible or practical decision about, after reconsidering

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think fit

to regard as proper or appropriate

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think little of or think nothing of

1. to attach little (or no) importance, value, etc. to

2. to have little (or no) hesitancy about

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think nothing of it!

you're welcome!

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think on (or upon)

Archaic to give thought or consideration to

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think out

1. to think about completely or to the end

2. to work out, solve, discover, or plan by thinking

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think out loud

to speak one's thoughts as they occur: Also think aloud

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think over

to give thought to; ponder well, as for reconsideration

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think through

to think about until one reaches a conclusion or resolution

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think twice

to reconsider; pause to think about again

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think up

to invent, contrive, plan, etc. by thinking

thinker

n.

SYN.- THINK¹ is the general word meaning to exercise the mental faculties so as to form ideas, arrive at conclusions, etc. [learn to think clearly ]; REASON implies a logical sequence of thought, starting with what is known or assumed and advancing to a definite conclusion through the inferences drawn [he reasoned that she would accept ]; COGITATE is used, sometimes humorously, of a person who is, or appears to be, thinking hard [I was cogitating, not daydreaming ]; REFLECT implies a turning of one's thoughts on or back on a subject and connotes deep or quiet continued thought [he reflected on the day's events ]; SPECULATE implies a reasoning on the basis of incomplete or uncertain evidence and therefore stresses the conjectural character of the opinions formed [to speculate on the possibility of life on Mars ]; DELIBERATE implies careful and thorough consideration of a matter in order to arrive at a conclusion [the jury deliberated on the case ]

think² [thiŋk]

v.impersonal

thought [< ME thinchen, to seem, confused with thenchen, to think: see THINK¹]

to seem: obs., except in archaic METHINKS, METHOUGHT