English dictionary
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English noun: think | |||
| 1. | think (cognition) an instance of deliberate thinking | ||
| Samples | I need to give it a good think. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | advisement, deliberation, weighing | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
English verb: think | |||
| 1. | think (cognition) judge or regard; look upon; judge | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Examples | They think that there was a traffic accident | ||
| Synonyms | believe, conceive, consider | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something Adjective/Noun. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | evaluate, judge, pass judgment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | consider, esteem, feel, hold, look on, look upon, reckon, regard, regard as, repute, rethink, see, take to be, think, think of, view | ||
| 2. | think (cognition) expect, believe, or suppose | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | guess, imagine, opine, reckon, suppose | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | anticipate, expect | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | suspect | ||
| 3. | think (cognition) use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments | ||
| Samples | I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere. | ||
| Synonyms | cerebrate, cogitate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | associate, brainstorm, center, centre, chew over, colligate, concentrate, conclude, connect, contemplate, contemplate, devote, evaluate, excogitate, focus, give, judge, link, link up, meditate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, pass judgment, pay, philosophise, philosophize, plan, ponder, pore, puzzle over, rationalise, rationalize, reason, reason, reason out, reflect, relate, rivet, ruminate, speculate, study, think, think, think, think about, think over, tie in | ||
| 4. | think (cognition) recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | call back, call up, recall, recollect, remember, retrieve | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE. Somebody ----s VERB-ing | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brush up, know, recognise, recognize, refresh, review | ||
| Antonyms | blank out, draw a blank, forget, block | ||
| 5. | think (creation) imagine or visualize | ||
| Samples | Just think--you could be rich one day!. Think what a scene it must have been!. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine | ||
| 6. | think (cognition) focus one's attention on a certain state | ||
| Samples | Think big. Think thin. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s Adjective | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | center, centre, concentrate, focus, pore, rivet | ||
| 7. | think (cognition) have in mind as a purpose | ||
| Samples | I mean no harm. I only meant to help you. She didn't think to harm me. We thought to return early that night. | ||
| Examples | They think to move | ||
| Synonyms | intend, mean | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aim, be after, design, plan, propose, purport, purpose | ||
| 8. | think (cognition) decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting | ||
| Samples | Can you think what to do next?. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cerebrate, cogitate, think | ||
| Verb group | think | ||
| 9. | think (cognition) ponder; reflect on, or reason about | ||
| Samples | Think the matter through. Think how hard life in Russia must be these days. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cerebrate, cogitate, think | ||
| Verb group | think | ||
| 10. | think (cognition) dispose the mind in a certain way | ||
| Samples | Do you really think so?. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | believe, conceive, consider, think | ||
| 11. | think (cognition) have or formulate in the mind | ||
| Samples | Think good thoughts. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cerebrate, cogitate, think | ||
| 12. | think (cognition) be capable of conscious thought | ||
| Samples | Man is the only creature that thinks. | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue think | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| 13. | think (change) bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation | ||
| Samples | She thought herself into a state of panic over the final exam. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
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