THINK (thought)

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does think mean? 

• THINK (noun)
  The noun THINK has 1 sense:

1. an instance of deliberate thinking

  Familiarity information: THINK used as a noun is very rare.

• THINK (verb)
  The verb THINK has 13 senses:

1. judge or regard; look upon; judge
2. expect, believe, or suppose
3. use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
4. recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
5. imagine or visualize
6. focus one's attention on a certain state
7. have in mind as a purpose
8. decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting
9. ponder; reflect on, or reason about
10. dispose the mind in a certain way
11. have or formulate in the mind
12. be capable of conscious thought
13. bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation

  Familiarity information: THINK used as a verb is familiar.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THINK (noun)

Meaning:

An instance of deliberate thinking

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Context example:

I need to give it a good think

Hypernyms ("think" is a kind of...):

advisement; deliberation; weighing (careful consideration)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

• THINK (verb)

Meaning:

Judge or regard; look upon; judge

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

think; believe; conceive; consider

Context examples:

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

Hypernyms (to "think" is one way to...):

evaluate; judge; pass judgment (form a critical opinion of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "think"):

consider; reckon; regard; see; view (deem to be)

feel (have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude)

esteem; look on; look upon; regard as; repute; take to be; think of (look on as or consider)

think (dispose the mind in a certain way)

rethink (change one's mind)

hold (remain committed to)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

They think that there was a traffic accident

Meaning:

Expect, believe, or suppose

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

guess; reckon; think; suppose; opine; imagine

Context examples:

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

Hypernyms (to "think" is one way to...):

anticipate; expect (regard something as probable or likely)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "think"):

suspect (hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Meaning:

Use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

cerebrate; cogitate; think

Context example:

I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "think"):

plan (make plans for something)

associate; colligate; connect; link; link up; relate; tie in (make a logical or causal connection)

center; centre; concentrate; focus; pore; rivet (direct one's attention on something)

devote; give; pay (dedicate)

think about (have on one's mind, think about actively)

think (ponder; reflect on, or reason about)

think (decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting)

contemplate; meditate; study (think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes)

evaluate; judge; pass judgment (form a critical opinion of)

conclude; reason; reason out (decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion)

puzzle over (try to solve)

rationalise; rationalize (think rationally; employ logic or reason)

think (have or formulate in the mind)

philosophise; philosophize (reason philosophically)

brainstorm (try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it)

chew over; contemplate; excogitate; meditate; mull; mull over; muse; ponder; reflect; ruminate; speculate; think over (reflect deeply on a subject)

reason (think logically)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Also:

think out (consider carefully and rationally)

think over (reflect deeply on a subject)

think up (devise or invent)

Meaning:

Recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

recall; recollect; remember; call back; call up; retrieve; think

Context examples:

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

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "think"):

know (perceive as familiar)

recognise; recognize (perceive to be the same)

brush up; refresh; review (refresh one's memory)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Somebody ----s VERB-ing

Also:

think back (recapture the past; indulge in memories)

Meaning:

Imagine or visualize

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Context examples:

Just think--you could be rich one day! / Think what a scene it must have been!

Hypernyms (to "think" is one way to...):

conceive of; envisage; ideate; imagine (form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Meaning:

Focus one's attention on a certain state

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Context examples:

Think big / think thin

Hypernyms (to "think" is one way to...):

center; centre; concentrate; focus; pore; rivet (direct one's attention on something)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s Adjective

Meaning:

Have in mind as a purpose

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

intend; mean; think

Context examples:

I mean no harm / I only meant to help you / She didn't think to harm me / We thought to return early that night

Hypernyms (to "think" is one way to...):

will; wish (have in mind)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "think"):

design (intend or have as a purpose)

be after; plan (have the will and intention to carry out some action)

aim; propose; purport; purpose (propose or intend)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE

Sentence example:

They think to move

Meaning:

Decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Context example:

Can you think what to do next?

Hypernyms (to "think" is one way to...):

cerebrate; cogitate; think (use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Meaning:

Ponder; reflect on, or reason about

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Context examples:

Think the matter through / Think how hard life in Russia must be these days

Hypernyms (to "think" is one way to...):

cerebrate; cogitate; think (use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE

Meaning:

Dispose the mind in a certain way

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Context example:

Do you really think so?

Hypernyms (to "think" is one way to...):

believe; conceive; consider; think (judge or regard; look upon; judge)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Meaning:

Have or formulate in the mind

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Context example:

think good thoughts

Hypernyms (to "think" is one way to...):

cerebrate; cogitate; think (use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Meaning:

Be capable of conscious thought

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Context example:

Man is the only creature that thinks

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue think

Meaning:

Bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

She thought herself into a state of panic over the final exam

Hypernyms (to "think" is one way to...):

alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody