Think meaning

What does “think” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“think” is a noun and verb with 14 meanings. Its most common meaning is: an instance of deliberate thinking.

think

noun

  1. an instance of deliberate thinking

    “I need to give it a good think”

verb

  1. judge or regard; look upon; judge

    “I think he is very smart”

    “I believe her to be very smart”

  2. expect, believe, or suppose

    “I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel”

    “I thought to find her in a bad state”

  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

    “I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere”

  4. recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

    “I can't remember saying any such thing”

    “I can't think what her last name was”

  5. imagine or visualize

    “Just think--you could be rich one day!”

    “Think what a scene it must have been!”

  6. focus one's attention on a certain state

    “Think big”

    “think thin”

  7. have in mind as a purpose

    “I mean no harm”

    “I only meant to help you”

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  8. decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting

    “Can you think what to do next?”

  9. ponder; reflect on, or reason about

    “Think the matter through”

    “Think how hard life in Russia must be these days”

  10. dispose the mind in a certain way

    “Do you really think so?”

  11. have or formulate in the mind

    “think good thoughts”

  12. be capable of conscious thought

    “Man is the only creature that thinks”

  13. bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation

    “She thought herself into a state of panic over the final exam”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University