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think
An instance of deliberate thinking
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noun
An instance of deliberate thinking
“I need to give it a good think”
verb
Judge or regard; look upon; judge
“I think he is very smart”
verb
Expect, believe, or suppose
“I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel”
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
“I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere”
verb
Recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
“I can't remember saying any such thing”
verb
Imagine or visualize
“Just think — you could be rich one day!”
verb
Focus one's attention on a certain state
“Think big”
verb
Have in mind as a purpose
“I mean no harm”
verb
Decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting
“Can you think what to do next?”
verb
Ponder; reflect on, or reason about
“Think the matter through”
verb
Dispose the mind in a certain way
“Do you really think so?”
verb
Have or formulate in the mind
“Think good thoughts”
verb
Be capable of conscious thought
“Man is the only creature that thinks”
verb
Bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation
“She thought herself into a state of panic over the final exam”
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I need to give it a good think
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
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
I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere
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
Just think — you could be rich one day!
Think what a scene it must have been!
Think big
Think thin
I mean no harm
I only meant to help you
She didn't think to harm me
We thought to return early that night
Can you think what to do next?
Think the matter through
Think how hard life in Russia must be these days
Do you really think so?
Think good thoughts
Man is the only creature that thinks
She thought herself into a state of panic over the final exam
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