v., thought (thôt), think·ing, thinks.

v.tr.

1. To have or formulate in the mind.
2. 1. To reason about or reflect on; ponder: Think how complex language is. Think the matter through.
   2. To decide by reasoning, reflection, or pondering: thinking what to do.
3. To judge or regard; look upon: I think it only fair.
4. To believe; suppose: always thought he was right.
5. 1. To expect; hope: They thought she'd arrive early.
   2. To intend: They thought they'd take their time.
6. To call to mind; remember: I can't think what her name was.
7. To visualize; imagine: Think what a scene it will be at the reunion.
8. To devise or evolve; invent: thought up a plan to get rich quick.
9. To bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation: He thought himself into a panic over the impending examination.
10. To concentrate one's thoughts on: “Think languor” (Diana Vreeland).

v.intr.

1. To exercise the power of reason, as by conceiving ideas, drawing inferences, and using judgment.
2. To weigh or consider an idea: They are thinking about moving.
3. 1. To bring a thought to mind by imagination or invention: No one before had thought of bifocal glasses.
   2. To recall a thought or an image to mind: She thought of her childhood when she saw the movie.
4. To believe; suppose: He thinks of himself as a wit. It's later than you think.
5. To have care or consideration: Think first of the ones you love.
6. To dispose the mind in a given way: Do you think so?

adj. Informal.

Requiring much thought to create or assimilate: a think book.

n.

The act or an instance of deliberate or extended thinking; a meditation.

idioms:

come to think of it Informal.

1. When one considers the matter; on reflection: Come to think of it, that road back there was the one we were supposed to take.

think aloud (or out loud)

1. To speak one's thoughts audibly.

think better of

1. To change one's mind about; reconsider.

think big

1. To plan ambitiously or on a grand scale.

think little of

1. To regard as inferior; have a poor opinion of.

think nothing of

1. To give little consideration to; regard as routine or usual: thought nothing of a 50-mile trip every day.

think twice

1. To weigh something carefully: I'd think twice before spending all that money on clothes.

[Middle English thenken, from Old English thencan.]

SYNONYMS  think, cerebrate, cogitate, reason, reflect, speculate. These verbs mean to use the powers of the mind, as in conceiving ideas or drawing inferences: thought before answering; sat in front of the fire cerebrating; cogitates about business problems; reasons clearly; took time to reflect before deciding; speculates on what will happen.

also think up

verb - think about

1. To think or think about carefully and at length: chew on (or over), cogitate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, entertain, excogitate, meditate, mull, muse¹, ponder, reflect, revolve, ruminate, study, think out, think over, think through, turn over, weigh. Idioms: cudgel one's brains, put on one's thinking cap, rack one's brain. See thoughts.
2. To use the powers of the mind, as in conceiving ideas, drawing inferences, and making judgments: cerebrate, cogitate, deliberate, ratiocinate, reflect, speculate. Idioms: put on one's thinking cap, use one's head. See thoughts.
3. To view in a certain way: believe, feel, hold, sense. See opinion.
4. To regard in an appraising way: believe, repute, suppose. See belief/unbelief.
5. To have an opinion: believe, consider, deem, hold, opine. Informal figure, judge. Idioms: be of the opinion. See opinion.
6. To renew an image or thought in the mind: bethink, mind, recall, recollect, remember, reminisce, retain, revive. Idioms: bring to mind. See remember/forget.
7. To form mental images of: conceive, envisage, envision, fancy, fantasize, image, imagine, picture, see, vision, visualize. Informal feature. See thoughts.

phrasal verb - think about

To care enough to keep (someone) in mind: remember, think of,, remember/forget.

phrasal verb - think of

1. To receive (an idea) and take it into consideration: consider, entertain, hear of. See thoughts.
2. To care enough to keep (someone) in mind: remember, think about. See remember/forget.

phrasal verb - think out

To think or think about carefully and at length: chew on (or over), cogitate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, entertain, excogitate, meditate, mull, muse¹, ponder, reflect, revolve, ruminate, study, think, think over, think through, turn over, weigh. Idioms: cudgel one's brains, put on one's thinking cap, rack one's brain. See thoughts.

phrasal verb - think over

To think or think about carefully and at length: chew on (or over), cogitate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, entertain, excogitate, meditate, mull, muse¹, ponder, reflect, revolve, ruminate, study, think, think out, think through, turn over, weigh. Idioms: cudgel one's brains, put on one's thinking cap, rack one's brain. See thoughts.

phrasal verb - think through

To think or think about carefully and at length: chew on (or over), cogitate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, entertain, excogitate, meditate, mull, muse¹, ponder, reflect, revolve, ruminate, study, think, think out, think over, turn over, weigh. Idioms: cudgel one's brains, put on one's thinking cap, rack one's brain. See thoughts.

phrasal verb - think up

To use ingenuity in making, developing, or achieving: concoct, contrive, devise, dream up, fabricate, formulate, hatch, invent, make up. Informal cook up. Idioms: come up with. See make/unmake.

Idioms beginning with think:
thinking cap
think the world of
think aloud
think back
think better of
think big
think little of
think on one's feet
think over
think piece
think positive
think tank
think through
think up

See also come to think of it; have another guess (think) coming; hear oneself think; not think much of; put on one's thinking cap; wishful thinking. Also see under thought.

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v

Definition: believe; anticipate
Antonyms: disbelieve, disregard, excogitate

v

Definition: contemplate, remember
Antonyms: forget, ignore, neglect

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IN BRIEF: To use mind or reason. Also: To have an opinion.

Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the THINKS you can think up if only you try! — Dr. Seuss (1904-1991)

Common misspelling(s) of think

• htikn
• tihkn
• thikn
• thiunk

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - tænke, tro, mene, anse for, synes, bilde sig ind
v. intr. - tænke, mene
n. - tænksomhed, meditation
adj. - tanke-

idioms:

• come to think of it    når jeg tænker over det
• Just think    tænk bare
• think back    tænk tilbage på
• think better of    tro bedre om
• think big    tænke stort, sætte målet højt
• think fit    finde passende
• think highly of    have store tanker om
• think nothing of    ikke regne for noget
• Think nothing of it    ikke tage så alvorligt, ikke regne for noget
• think of    tænke på, tænke over, tænke om
• think oneself    anse sig
• think out    udtænke, gennemtænke
• think over    tænke over, overveje
• think tank    ekspertgruppe, tænketank
• think through    gennemtænke
• think twice    tænke sig om
• think up    hitte på, udtænke
• when you think about it    når man tænker over det, så..

Nederlands (Dutch)
denken, vinden, geloven, menen, beschouwen, nadenken, bedenken, zich herinneren, denken aan

Français (French)
v. tr. - croire, imaginer, penser, penser (de qn, de qch), penser (à faire), se rappeler
v. intr. - (gén) penser (à), réfléchir, considérer, penser/se rappeler, penser à qn/qch, considérer qn comme, se prendre pour, envisager de, imaginer, accepter l'idée que, se rappeler
n. - fait de réfléchir/penser
adj. - de la pensée, relatif à la pensée, stimulant (intellectuellement)

idioms:

• come to think of it    quand on y pense!, maintenant que j'y pense
• Just think    pensez-y!, pensez-y un peu!, imagine (excl)
• think back    se reporter en arrière (à)
• think better of    changer d'avis, revenir sur sa décision
• think big    penser en grand
• think fit    trouver bon de
• think for oneself    avoir des opinions personnelles
• think highly of    penser grand bien de
• think nothing of    ne pas accorder beaucoup d'importance à
• Think nothing of it    je n'y accorde aucune importance!
• think of    penser à, se rappeler
• think on    songer à
• think oneself    se prendre, se considérer
• think out    bien réfléchir à
• think over    réfléchir à
• think tank    groupe de réflexion
• think through    bien réfléchir à, faire le tour de
• think twice    bien réfléchir
• think up    inventer
• when you think about it    tout bien réfléchi

Deutsch (German)
v. - denken, glauben, meinen, nachdenken, halten für, sich vorstellen, bedenken
n. - Nachdenken
adj. - denkend, Denk...

idioms:

• come to think of it    wenn ich es mir recht überlege
• Just think    Stell dir vor!
• think back    zurückdenken
• think better of    zur Einsicht gelangen
• think big    im großen Stil planen
• think fit    es für richtig erachten
• think for oneself    sich (Dat.) seine eigene Meinung bilden
• think highly of    sehr positiv von jdm. oder etwas denken
• think nothing of    sich nichts dabei denken, nicht für wichtig halten
• Think nothing of it    Mach dir nichts draus!
• think of    denken an, sich erinnern an (+Akk)
• think on    sich überlegen
• think oneself    bei sich denken
• think out    erdenken, durchdenken
• think over    überdenken, überlegen
• think tank    Beraterstab
• think through    (gründlich) durchdenken
• think twice    es sich zweimal überlegen
• think up    sich ausdenken
• when you think about it    wenn man es recht bedenkt

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - σκέπτομαι, στοχάζομαι, συλλογιέμαι, νομίζω, πιστεύω, σκοπεύω, περιμένω, (αρνητ.) καταλαβαίνω
n. - σκέψη

idioms:

• come to think of it    αν το καλοσκεφτείς
• Just think    Για σκέψου!
• think back    θυμάμαι τα παλιά
• think better of    σκέπτομαι καλύτερα (και δεν το κάνω)
• think big    έχω μεγάλες ιδέες ή βλέψεις
• think fit    θεωρώ σωστό
• think highly of    εκτιμώ βαθύτατα
• think nothing of    δεν το 'χω σε τίποτα να
• Think nothing of it    Αδιαφόρησε!
• think of    σκέπτομαι, λαβαίνω υπόψη
• think oneself    θεωρώ τον εαυτό μου, θεωρώ ότι βρίσκομαι
• think out    μελετώ, καταστρώνω, εμβαθύνω
• think over    ξανασκέπτομαι, ξαναεξετάζω
• think tank    επιστημονικό επιτελείο, "δεξαμενή σκέψεων"
• think through    καλοσκέπτομαι
• think twice    διστάζω, έχω ενδοιασμούς
• think up    επινοώ, σκαρφίζομαι, καταστρώνω
• when you think about it    αν το (καλο)σκεφτείς

Italiano (Italian)
pensare, riflettere, considerare

idioms:

• come to think of it    pensandoci bene
• Just think!    Ti pare!
• think back    ripensare
• think fit    trovar giusto
• think nothing of    prendere alla leggera
• Think nothing of it!    Prego!
• think out    inventare
• think over    riflettere su, ripensarci
• think tank    gruppo di esperti
• think through    pensarci bene
• think up    escogitare
• when you think about it    pensandoci su

Português (Portuguese)
v. - pensar, achar, crer, considerar
n. - consideração (f), opinião (f)

idioms:

• come to think of it    pensando melhor
• Just think!    pensa!
• think back    recorda
• think better of    mudar de opinião ou idéia sobre
• think fit    mentalizar-se em estar saudável
• think highly of    ter em alta consideração, estimar
• think nothing of    não dar a menor importância a
• Think nothing of it!    de nada!
• think of    pensar em, lembrar-se de
• think oneself    colocar-se no lugar de alguém
• think out    resolver, pensar profundamente
• think over    ponderar, refletir
• think tank    pessoa muito inteligente, máquina de pensar
• think through    medir as conseqüências antes de
• think twice    pensar duas vezes antes de, reconsiderar
• think up    inventar, imaginar, planear
• when you think about it    quando pensar a respeito

Русский (Russian)
думать, мыслить, предполагать, считать, иметь мнение, представлять себе, воображать, доводить себя размышлениями до какого-л. состояния

idioms:

• come to think of it    "кстати об этом..."
• Just think!    "вы только подумайте!"
• think back    вспоминать о былом
• think better of    передумать
• think fit    принять решение
• think highly of    быть высокого мнения о ком/чем-л.
• think nothing of    (для кого-л.) это незначительно/ пустяк/нипочем
• Think nothing of it!    "не обращайте на это внимания!"
• think of    намереваться (жениться, напр.), рассчитывать, заботиться о ком-л.
• think oneself    воображать себя кем/чем-либо
• think out    придумать
• think over    обдумывать, продумывать, взвешивать
• think tank    (разг.) "мозговой центр", группа ученых для разработки программы
• think through    продумывать до конца, добраться до сути дела
• think twice    хорошенько подумать прежде чем решить, "подумать дважды"
• think up    выдумать
• when you think about it    если вдуматься, если подумать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - creer, pensar, meditar, parecer, reflexionar, considerar, entender, imaginar, idear, esperar, juzgar, conceptuar
v. intr. - imaginarse, figurarse, ocurrírsele
n. - pensamiento
adj. - del pensamiento

idioms:

• come to think of it    ahora que lo pienso, por cierto
• Just think    imagínate, ¡fíjese!, ¡piense un poco!
• think back    recordar
• think better of    cambiar de opinión
• think big    ser ambicioso
• think fit    decidir o elegir un curso de acción determinado
• think for oneself    pensar por uno mismo
• think highly of    pensar bien de
• think nothing of    restar importancia a, menospreciar
• Think nothing of it    ¡no hay de qué!, ¡de nada!
• think of    pensar en, acordarse, recordar
• think on    pensar sobre, pensar acerca de
• think oneself    imaginarse
• think out    elaborar, idear, examinar cuidadosamente
• think over    pensar bien, examinar detenidamente
• think tank    grupo o reunión de expertos
• think through    estudiar o examinar a fondo
• think twice    piénsalo dos veces
• think up    idear, inventar, elaborar
• when you think about it    pensándolo bien

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tro, tycka, tänka
n. - funderare

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
想, 认为, 以为, 思索, 想像, 想法, 思想的

idioms:

• come to think of it    想到它了, 想起来了, 的确, 真的
• Just think    想一想
• think back    回想
• think better of    较高评价, 认真考虑
• think big    往大处着想
• think fit    宁愿
• think highly of    认为...很了不起, 重视
• think nothing of    把...视为平常
• Think nothing of it    不用再去想, 不客气, 把它视为平常
• think of    想到, 考虑, 想出来, 想起来, 记起
• think oneself    想得使自己...
• think out    彻底思考, 设计出, 解决, 发现
• think over    仔细考虑, 重新考虑
• think tank    智囊团
• think through    思考...得出结论
• think twice    重新考虑
• think up    想出, 捏造, 发明
• when you think about it    考虑之后就能明白

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 想, 認為, 以為, 思索, 想像
v. intr. - 想, 認為, 思索
n. - 想法
adj. - 思想的

idioms:

• come to think of it    想到它了, 想起來了, 的確, 真的
• Just think    想一想
• think back    回想
• think better of    較高評價, 認真考慮
• think big    往大處著想
• think fit    寧願
• think highly of    認為...很了不起, 重視
• think nothing of    把...視為平常
• Think nothing of it    不用再去想, 不客氣, 把它視為平常
• think of    想到, 考慮, 想出來, 想起來, 記起
• think oneself    想得使自己...
• think out    徹底思考, 設計出, 解決, 發現
• think over    仔細考慮, 重新考慮
• think tank    智囊團
• think through    思考...得出結論
• think twice    重新考慮
• think up    想出, 捏造, 發明
• when you think about it    考慮之後就能明白

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 생각하다, 간주하다, 예상하다
v. intr. - 생각해 내다, 숙고하다, 상상하다
n. - 생각, 의견
adj. - 생각하는, 궁리하는, 간주하는

idioms:

• come to think of it    다시 생각해 보니, 그런 관점에서 바라보니
• think back    생각해내다, 상기하다
• think better of    재고해서 그만두다, 다시 생각하다
• think big    생각을 크게 갖다, 적극적으로 생각하다
• think fit    (독단적인 일 등을) 하는 것이 낫겠다고 생각하다
• think highly of    ~을 존중하다, ~을 존경하다
• think nothing of    ~하고도 태연하다, ~을 염두에 두지도 않다
• Think nothing of it    괜찮습니다, 신경 쓰지 마세요
• think of    ~에 마음을 쓰다, ~에 관심을 보이다, 숙고하다
• think oneself    마음속으로 생각하다
• think out    고안해 내다, 궁리해내다, 안출하다
• think over    곰곰 생각하다, 숙고하다
• think tank    두뇌 집단, 두뇌, 머리
• think through    끝까지 생각하다, 충분히 생각하다
• think twice    재고하다, 망설이다, 주저하다
• think up    생각을 짜내다, 발명하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 考える, 思う, 判断する, よく考える, 思うか, …かを思い出す, …しようと思う, …のことばかり考える, 思案する
n. - 考えること, 一考

idioms:

• come to think of it    考えてみると
• I think not!    そうは思わない
• think back    思い出す
• think better of    考え直してやめる, 見直す
• think big    大きな望みを持つ
• think fit    適当と思う
• think highly of    尊重する
• think nothing of    ものともしない, 軽視する, 何とも思わない
• Think nothing of it!    どういたしまして!
• think of    …について考える, 考慮する, 思い出す, 夢にも思わない, 思いつく, 思う
• think oneself    考えて～になる
• think out    考え出す, 考え抜く
• think over    よく考える, 熟考する
• think tank    シンクタンク
• think the world of    重んじる, 熱愛している
• think through    よく考える, 考え抜く
• think twice    熟慮する
• think up    考え出す, 発明する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يظن, ينوي, يعتقد (الاسم) ظن, عقيدة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חשב, הרהר, הגה, סבר, האמין, זכר, נזכר, צפה‬
v. intr. - ‮חשב, הרהר, הגה, סבר, נעשה מודע ל-, שקל‬
n. - ‮מחשבה, הרהור‬
adj. - ‮של חשיבה או מחשבה, מגרה את המחשבה‬

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