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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