Engelsk ordbok



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Engelsk substantiv: think

1. think (om erkjendelse) an instance of deliberate thinking


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningI need to give it a good think.


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkadvisement, deliberation, weighing


Overordnet anvendelsecolloquialism


Engelsk verb: think

1. think (om erkjendelse) judge or regard; look upon; judge


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningI 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.


Eksempler på anvendelseThey think that there was a traffic accident


Ord med samme betydning (synonymer)believe, conceive, consider


AnvendelsesmønsterSomething ----s something Adjective/Noun.
Somebody ----s somebody


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkevaluate, judge, pass judgment


Mere spesifikke uttrykkconsider, esteem, feel, hold, look on, look upon, reckon, regard, regard as, repute, rethink, see, take to be, think, think of, view

2. think (om erkjendelse) expect, believe, or suppose


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningI 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.


Ord med samme betydning (synonymer)guess, imagine, opine, reckon, suppose


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


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkanticipate, expect


Mere spesifikke uttrykksuspect

3. think (om erkjendelse) use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningI've been thinking all day and getting nowhere.


Ord med samme betydning (synonymer)cerebrate, cogitate


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s


Mere spesifikke uttrykkassociate, 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 (om erkjendelse) recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningI 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.


Ord med samme betydning (synonymer)call back, call up, recall, recollect, remember, retrieve


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


Mere spesifikke uttrykkbrush up, know, recognise, recognize, refresh, review


Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer)blank out, draw a blank, forget, block

5. think (om tilblivelse) imagine or visualize


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningJust think--you could be rich one day!.
Think what a scene it must have been!.


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkconceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine

6. think (om erkjendelse) focus one's attention on a certain state


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThink big.
Think thin.


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s Adjective


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkcenter, centre, concentrate, focus, pore, rivet

7. think (om erkjendelse) have in mind as a purpose


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningI mean no harm.
I only meant to help you.
She didn't think to harm me.
We thought to return early that night.


Eksempler på anvendelseThey think to move


Ord med samme betydning (synonymer)intend, mean


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE


Mere spesifikke uttrykkaim, be after, design, plan, propose, purport, purpose

8. think (om erkjendelse) decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningCan you think what to do next?.


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkcerebrate, cogitate, think


Utsagnsord med lignende betydningthink

9. think (om erkjendelse) ponder; reflect on, or reason about


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThink the matter through.
Think how hard life in Russia must be these days.


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something.
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkcerebrate, cogitate, think


Utsagnsord med lignende betydningthink

10. think (om erkjendelse) dispose the mind in a certain way


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningDo you really think so?.


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkbelieve, conceive, consider, think

11. think (om erkjendelse) have or formulate in the mind


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningThink good thoughts.


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s something


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkcerebrate, cogitate, think

12. think (om erkjendelse) be capable of conscious thought


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningMan is the only creature that thinks.


Eksempler på anvendelseSam and Sue think


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s

13. think (om endring) bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation


Eksempler med tilsvarende betydningShe thought herself into a state of panic over the final exam.


AnvendelsesmønsterSomebody ----s somebody


Mindre spesifikke uttrykkalter, change, modify









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