thought
ˈthȯt 
; thinking
; thinking
1
: to form or have in the mind
2
: to have as an intention
thought to return early
3
a
: to have as an opinion
think it's so
b
: to regard as : consider
think the rule unfair
4
a
: to reflect on : ponder
think the matter over
b
: to determine by reflecting
think what to do next
5
: to call to mind : remember
He never thinks to ask how we are.
6
: to devise by thinking
—usually used with up
thought up a plan to escape
7
: to have as an expectation : anticipate
We didn't think we'd have any trouble.
8
a
: to center one's thoughts on
talks and thinks business
b
: to form a mental picture of
9
: to subject to the processes of logical thought
think things out
1
a
: to exercise the powers of judgment, conception, or inference : reason
b
: to have in the mind or call to mind a thought
2
a
: to have the mind engaged in reflection : meditate
b
: to consider the suitability
thought of her for president
3
: to have a view or opinion
thinks of himself as a poet
4
: to have concern
—usually used with of
I must think first of my family.
5
: to consider something likely : suspect
may happen sooner than you think
thinker
noun
: an act of thinking
He has to make up his mind, in a deep, hard think, whether he really believes that philanthropy is worth while.—
Jerome Ellison
Jerome Ellison… returned home for a rest and a good think.—Richard Corliss
Richard CorlissIf he thinks he can fool me, he has another think coming. [=he is wrong]
Synonyms
Examples of think in a Sentence
Verb
We may finish sooner than you think.
You should relax and try to think pleasant thoughts.
I was just thinking what it would be like to be a doctor.
I dread to think how he will react.
Why do you always think the worst?
Just think how nice it would be to live here.
Just think—in two days we'll be on vacation, lying on the beach.
Noun
I'd have another think about doing that if I were you.
Feel free to have a good think about it before you say yes.
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Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Nov. 2024
She was thought to be in the Green Canyon Way Trail area of Welches in Oregon, according to the sheriff's department.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2024
Rob Dunn, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2013
The officer asked to inspect the unit, which had a think dark-colored liquid.
—John Benson, cleveland, 12 May 2021
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Verb
Kempton was basically a liberal, but WFB loved to publish him in National Review — which rubbed some people the wrong way: people who thought of NR as more of a political enterprise than a magazine.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Nov. 2024
She was thought to be in the Green Canyon Way Trail area of Welches in Oregon, according to the sheriff's department.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2024
Adjective
When cell walls hold strong, foods hoard their precious calories and pass through our body intact (think corn).
—Rob Dunn, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2013
The officer asked to inspect the unit, which had a think dark-colored liquid.
—John Benson, cleveland, 12 May 2021
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“Think.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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