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Definition of: think
(thingk) v. thought (thôt), think·ing v.t.
1. To produce or form in the mind; conceive mentally: to think evil thoughts.
2. To examine in the mind; meditate upon, or determine by reasoning: He was thinking what to do next; to think a plan through.
3. To believe; consider: I think him guilty.
4. To expect; anticipate: They did not think to meet us.
5. To bring to mind; remember; recollect: I cannot think what he said.
6. To have the mind preoccupied by: to think business morning, noon, and night.
7. To intend; purpose: Do they think to rob me?
—v.i.
8. To use the mind or intellect in exercising judgment, forming ideas, etc.; engage in rational thought; reason.
9. To have a particular opinion, sentiment, or feeling: I don't think so.
—to think better of
1. To abandon a course of action; alter one's intentions: I was going to call but I thought better of it.
2. To form a better opinion of.
—to think fit, proper, right, etc. To regard as worth doing.
—to think nothing of
1. To have a low opinion of; ignore.
2. To consider easy to do.
—to think of
1. To bring to mind; remember; recollect.
2. To conceive in the mind; invent; imagine.
3. To have a specified opinion or attitude toward; regard.
4. To be considerate of; have regard for.
—to think over To reflect upon; ponder.
—to think up To devise, arrive at, or invent by thinking.
—noun An act of thinking; a thought. [OE thencean; influenced in form by THINK2]
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