think
1. think \'think\ \'tho.t\ vb or thought; or think.ing [ME thenken, fr. OE
thencan; akin to OHG denken to think, L (Xtonge-re to know - more at THANK
1: to form or have in the mind 2: INTEND, PLAN {thought to return early}
3a: to have as an opinion : BELIEVE {~ it's so} 3b: to regard as :
CONSIDER {~ the rule unfair} 4a: to reflect on : PONDER {~ the matter
over} 4b: to determine by reflecting {~ what to do next} 5: to call to
mind : REMEMBER {never ~ to ask} 6: to devise by thinking 7: EXPECT
{thought to find him home} 8a: to center one's thoughts on {talks and ~s
business} 8b: to form a mental picture of 9: to subject to the processes
of logical thought {~ things out} 1a: to exercise the powers of judgment,
conception, or inference : RE ASON 1b: to have in or call to mind a thought
2a: to have the mind engaged in reflection : MEDITATE 2b: to consider the
suitability {thought of him for president} 3: to have a view or opinion :
REGARD {~s of himself as a poet} 4: to have concern {~ of just yourself}
5: EXPECT, SUSPECTM, ENVISAGE, ENVISION mean to form an idea of. THING
implies the entrance of an idea into one's mind with or without deliberate
consideration or reflection; CONCEIVE suggests the forming and bringing
forth and usu. developing of an idea, plan, design; IMAGINE stresses a
visualization; FANCY suggests an imagining often unrestrained by factual
reality; REALIZE stresses a grasping of the significance of what is
conceived or imagined; ENVISAGE and ENVISION imply a conceiving or
imagining that is esp. clear or detailedTE, DELIBERATE mean to use one's
powers of conception, judgment, or inference. THINK is general and may
apply to any mental activity, but used alone often suggests attainment of
clear ideas or conclusions; COGITATE implies deep or intent thinking;
REFLECT suggests unhurried consideration of something recalled to the mind;
REASON stresses consecutive logical thinking; SPECULATE implies reasoning
about things theoretical or problematic; DELIBERATE suggests slow or
careful reasoning before forming an opinion or reaching a conclusion or
decision - think.er n SYN syn THINK, CONCEIVE, IMAGINE, FANCY, REALIZE)
SYN syn THING, COGITATE, REFLECT, REASON, SPECULA
2. think n : an act of thinking {has another ~ coming}
3. think aj : of or relating to thinking