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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

... "Cockroaches! Good gracious! To think of Helen Wynton, who once hit a Belgian boy very hard on the nose for being rude, wasting her life on such rubbish! And you actually seem to thrive on it. I do believe you ...

— The Silent Barrier • Louis Tracy

... little marina; but it is better to be content with looking at it from above, and imagining how delightful it would be to push off in one of the little tubs of boats. Sometimes, at night, I hear the fishermen coming home, singing in their lusty fashion; and I think it is a good haven to arrive at. I never go down to search for stones on the beach: I like to believe that there are great treasures there, which I might find; and I know that the green and brown and spotty appearance of the water is caused by ...

— Baddeck and That Sort of Thing • Charles Dudley Warner

... own part, I am apt to join in opinion with those who believe that all the regions of nature swarm with spirits; and that we have multitudes of spectators on all our actions, when we think ourselves most alone. But, instead of terrifying myself with such a notion, I am wonderfully pleased to think that I am always engaged with such an innumerable society, in searching out the wonders of the creation, and joining in the same ...

— Apparitions; or, The Mystery of Ghosts, Hobgoblins, and Haunted Houses Developed • Joseph Taylor

... "We would send the limousine for Mr. Ellins, have it wait his convenience, and drive him directly to the car steps. I think I can arrange the interview for any time between two-thirty and four ...

— The House of Torchy • Sewell Ford

... the complete restoration of his sympathy, the miller asked me if I was fond of hunting, took down from a hook over his mantelpiece a long, rusty tube, that made me think of Leather Stocking's rifle, and laid it into my hands, while boasting of the murderous qualities of that instrument. I acknowledged his kindness with an outward appearance of lively satisfaction, never having had the heart to undeceive people who think they are doing ...

— Led Astray and The Sphinx - Two Novellas In One Volume • Octave Feuillet

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