what does think mean?
THINK as NOUN
- Meaning
- an instance of deliberate thinking
Usage Example(s)
- I need to give it a good think
Hypernyms(s) think is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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THINK as VERB
- Meaning
- bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation
Usage Example(s)
- She thought herself into a state of panic over the final exam
Hypernyms(s) think is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- recall knowledge from memory
- have a recollection
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- I can”t remember saying any such thing
- 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
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- Meaning
- be capable of conscious thought
Usage Example(s)
- Man is the only creature that thinks
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- use or exercise the mind or one’’s power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- I”ve been thinking all day and getting nowhere
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- Meaning
- have or formulate in the mind
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Hypernyms(s) think is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- expect, believe, or suppose
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Usage Example(s)
- I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel
- 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
Hypernyms(s) think is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- judge or regard
- look upon
- judge
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- I think he is very smart
- I believe her to be very smart
- I think that he is her boyfriend
- The racist conceives such people to be inferior
Hypernyms(s) think is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- dispose the mind in a certain way
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Hypernyms(s) think is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- have in mind as a purpose
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- I mean no harm
- I only meant to help you
- She didn”t think to harm me
- We thought to return early that night
Hypernyms(s) think is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- focus one’’s attention on a certain state
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Hypernyms(s) think is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- ponder
- reflect on, or reason about
Usage Example(s)
- Think the matter through
- Think how hard life in Russia must be these days
Hypernyms(s) think is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting
Usage Example(s)
- Can you think what to do next?
Hypernyms(s) think is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
Usage Example(s)
- Just think–you could be rich one day!
- Think what a scene it must have been!
Hypernyms(s) think is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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