think is the dictionary form of thought Definition of think
think has definitions from the field of psychology
1
[ verb ] judge or regard; look upon; judge

Examples

"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"

2
[ verb ] expect, believe, or suppose

Examples

"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"

3
[ verb ] use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments

Synonyms

cerebrate cogitate

Examples

"I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"

4
[ verb ] recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

Examples

: "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"

5
[ verb ] imagine or visualize

Examples

"Just think--you could be rich one day!" "Think what a scene it must have been!"

6
[ verb ] focus one's attention on a certain state

Examples

"Think big" "think thin"

7
[ verb ] have in mind as a purpose

Synonyms

intend mean

Examples

"I mean no harm" "I only meant to help you" "She didn't think to harm me" "We thought to return early that night"

8
[ verb ] dispose the mind in a certain way

Examples

"Do you really think so?"

9
[ verb ] be capable of conscious thought

Examples

"Man is the only creature that thinks"

10
[ verb ] bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation

Examples

"She thought herself into a state of panic over the final exam"

11
[ verb ] decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting

Examples

"Can you think what to do next?"

12
[ verb ] ponder; reflect on, or reason about

Examples

"Think the matter through" "Think how hard life in Russia must be these days"

13
[ verb ] have or formulate in the mind

Examples

"think good thoughts"

14
[ noun ] (informal) an instance of deliberate thinking

Examples

: "I need to give it a good think"

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