v.
(past and past part. thought)
- have a particular opinion, belief, or idea about someone or something.
- use one's mind actively to form connected ideas about someone or something.
▸have a particular mental attitude.
▸
(think of/about)
take into account or consideration.
▸
(think of/about)
consider the possibility or advantages of.
▸
(think of)
call to mind.
-
(think of)
have a specified opinion of.
n.
informal an act of thinking.
Phrase
- have
(got)
another think coming
informal used to express disagreement. - think aloud
express one's thoughts as they occur. - think better of
decide not to do (something) after reconsideration. - think nothing of
consider (an activity others regard as odd, wrong, or difficult) as straightforward or normal. - think twice
consider a course of action carefully before embarking on it.
Phrase verbal
- think back
recall a past event or time. - think on
dialect & N. Amer. think of or about. - think something out
(or through)
consider something in all its aspects before taking action. - think something over
consider something carefully. - think something up
informal invent or devise something.
Derivative
- thinkable adj.
- thinker n.
Etymology
OE thencan, of Gmc origin.
