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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" Antonym: forget.

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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... of the heath and Harry checked her, and stood looking away over the wide prospect of mist-veiled meadow and dim blue woods. She was beginning her mocking chatter again when he broke in with, "Ods life, ha' done!" and turned to look deep into her eyes. "There's mystery in this, and I think you see nothing ...

— The Highwayman • H.C. Bailey

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— Northumberland Yesterday and To-day • Jean F. Terry

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