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Think

verb

(past & past part. thought; pres. part. thinking)

1.

Judge or regard; look upon; judge. Synonyms: believe, conceive, consider. "I believe her to be very smart" , "I think that he is her boyfriend" , "The racist conceives such people to be inferior"

2.

Expect, believe, or suppose. Synonyms: guess, imagine, opine, reckon, suppose. "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.

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.

4.

Recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection. Synonyms: call back, call up, recall, recollect, remember, retrieve. "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.

Imagine or visualize. "Think what a scene it must have been!"

6.

Focus one's attention on a certain state. "Think thin"

7.

Have in mind as a purpose. Synonyms: intend, mean. "I only meant to help you" , "She didn't think to harm me" , "We thought to return early that night"

8.

Decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting.

9.

Ponder; reflect on, or reason about. "Think how hard life in Russia must be these days"

10.

Dispose the mind in a certain way.

11.

Have or formulate in the mind.

12.

Be capable of conscious thought.

13.

Bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation.

noun

1.

An instance of deliberate thinking.

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"Think" Quotes from Famous Books

... guilty of exaggeration in this contrast of the hero of War with him of Science? We think not. It may undoubtedly be argued that Alexander's life was productive of ultimate good, that he did much to open Asia to European civilization; but would that consideration serve to soothe the gloomy Shade? To what does it amount but to the assertion that out of evil cometh good? It was through ...

— Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV. • Various

... a gown like that. But what else can we do? I won't let you miss the dinner—and after all, it doesn't matter so much. After this visit I doubt if you'll ever see these people again, and let them think you're five or six years older than you are. ...

— Patty's Friends • Carolyn Wells

... and passionate was her nature on occasions sufficient to awaken it. "There, Millie, I've hurt your feelings," he said remorsefully. "Even I do not half understand your good, kind heart. Well, you must have patience with me. When the right time comes my deeds will satisfy you, I think, though my words are now so unpromising. But please don't deny me—don't say anything about me until I give you permission. What has occurred between us is sacred ...

— Without a Home • E. P. Roe

... to think that Germany had long been desirous of gaining a foothold in that rich province. The present writer has been assured by a geological expert, Professor Skertchley, who made the first map of the district for the Chinese authorities, that that map was urgently demanded by the ...

— The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) • John Holland Rose

... do considerable for you, and I mean to do it. Only I can't bear to think Milly shouldn't have her share in it. We never had a child of our own, but ...

— The Purple Heights • Marie Conway Oemler

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