Definition of Think

Verb: think (thought) thingk

Judge or regard; look upon
"I think he is very smart";
- believe, consider, conceive
Expect to be true; believe
"I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen";
- opine, suppose, imagine, reckon, guess
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";
- cogitate, cerebrate
Have and bring to mind a memory of something; bring back knowledge from memory
"I can't think what her last name was";
- remember, retrieve, recall, call back, call up, recollect
Imagine or visualize
"Just think--you could be rich one day!"; "Think what a scene it must have been!"
Focus one's attention on a certain state
"Think big"; "think thin"
Have in mind as a purpose
"She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night";
- intend, mean
Decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting
"Can you think what to do next?"
Ponder; reflect on, or reason about
"Think the matter through"; "Think how hard life in Russia must be these days"
Dispose the mind in a certain way
"Do you really think so?"
Have or formulate in the mind
"think good thoughts"
Be capable of conscious thought
"Man is the only creature that thinks"
Bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation
"She thought herself into a state of panic over the final exam"

Noun: think thingk