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   think

   /θɪŋk/

   verb

   • 1. have a particular opinion, belief, or idea about someone or something: "she thought that nothing would be the same again" Similar believebe of the opinionhave as one's opinionbe of the viewbe under the impressionexpectimagineanticipatesurmisesupposeconjectureguessfancyconcludedeterminereasoninformal:reckonfigureformal:opinearchaic:weendeemjudgeholdreckonconsiderpresumeestimateregard asview as
   • ▪ used in questions to express anger or surprise: "what do you think you're doing?"
   • ▪ used in speech to reduce the force of a statement, or to politely suggest or refuse something: "I thought we could go out for a meal"
   • 2. direct one's mind towards someone or something; use one's mind actively to form connected ideas: "he was thinking about Colin" Similar ponderreflectdeliberatemeditatecontemplatemusecogitateruminatebe lost in thoughtbe in a brown studybroodconcentraterack one's brainscudgel one's brainsinformal:put on one's thinking capsleep on itrare:cerebrateOpposite actleap into action
   • ▪ have a particular mental attitude or approach: "he thought like a general"
   • ▪ have sufficient foresight or awareness to do something: "I hadn't thought to warn Rachel about him"
   • ▪ imagine or expect (an actual or possible situation): "think of being paid a salary to hunt big game!" Similar imaginepicturevisualizeenvisageenvisiondream aboutfantasize about

   noun

   • 1. an act of thinking: "I went for a walk to have a think"

   Word Origin Old Englishthencan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German denken.

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