think

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Synonyms: thick, chink, thin, twink, thing, thine, thunk, thank, tink, thonk, thinck

Antonyms: thick, chink, thin, twink, thing, thine, thunk, thank, tink, thonk, thinck

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Verb

To ponder, to go over in one's mind.
- Idly, the detective thought what his next move should be.
To have (some statement) in one's mind; to say to oneself mentally.
- "I should phone my mother," I thought.
To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.
- I thought for three hours about the problem and still couldn’t find the solution.
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- I tend to think of her as rather ugly.
To be of the opinion (that); to consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.
- I don't think it worth complaining about the leak in the roof, is it?
- I hope you won’t think me stupid if I ask you what that means.
- She thought it pointless starting before four o'clock.
- I think she is pretty, contrary to most people.
- Boxing is thought to be a dangerous sport.
- It was thought that I was the mole in the company.
To guess; to reckon; to believe while admittedly being uncertain.
- We should/would have thought she could've washed her hands before, at least.
To plan; to be considering; to be of a mind (to do something).
To presume; to venture.
Ellipsis of think so.
- These plants are dead.Uh, you think?
To bring something to a particular condition using the mind.
- Try to think the pain away.

An act of thinking; consideration (of something).
- I'll have a think about that and let you know.

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