Etymology : Middle English thenken, from Old English thencan; akin to Old High German denken to think, Latin tongEre to know; more at THANKS
Pronunciation : thi[ng]k
Function : verb
Date : before 12th century
1. thought, pondering. deliberate, conceive in the mind; believe. think\think\, n. act of thinking; a thought. [obs. or colloq.]think \think\ , v. t. [imp. & p. p. thought ; p. pr. & vb. n. thinking.] [oe. thinken, properly, to seem, from as. ?yncean (cf. methinks), but confounded with oe. thenken to think, fr. as. ?encean (imp. ?ōhte); akin to d. denken, dunken, os. thenkian, thunkian, g. denken, dünken, icel. ?ekkja to perceive, to know, ?ykkja to seem, goth. ?agkjan, ?aggkjan, to think, ?ygkjan to think, to seem, ol. tongere to know. cf. thank, thought.].
2. to seem or appear; -- used chiefly in the expressions methinketh or methinks, and methought.note: these are genuine anglo-saxon expressions, equivalent to it seems to me, it seemed to me. in these expressions me is in the dative case.
3. to employ any of the intellectual powers except that of simple perception through the senses; to exercise the higher intellectual faculties. for that i am i know, because i think.
4. specifically: (a) to call anything to mind; to remember; as, i would have sent the books, but i did not think of it. well thought upon; i have it here. (b) to reflect upon any subject; to muse; to meditate; to ponder; to consider; to deliberate. and when he thought thereon, he wept.
5. he thought within himself, saying, what shall i do, because i have no room where to bestow my fruits?.
6. (c) to form an opinion by reasoning; to judge; to conclude; to believe; as, i think it will rain to-morrow. let them marry to whom they think best. xxxvi.
7. (d) to purpose; to intend; to design; to mean. i thought to promote thee unto great honor. xxiv.
8. thou thought'st to help me. (e) to presume; to venture. think not to say within yourselves, we have abraham to our father. iii. 9.note: to think, in a philosophical use as yet somewhat limited, designates the higher intellectual acts, the acts preëminently rational; to judge; to compare; to reason. thinking is employed by hamilton as "comprehending all our collective energies." it is defined by mansel as "the act of knowing or judging by means of concepts,"by lotze as "the reaction of the mind on the material supplied by external influences." see:
thought.
9. To seem or appear; - - used chiefly in the expressions methinketh or methinks, and methought.
10. To employ any of the intellectual powers except that of simple perception through the senses; to exercise the higher intellectual faculties.
11. To call anything to mind; to remember; as, I would have sent the books, but I did not think of it.
12. To reflect upon any subject; to muse; to meditate; to ponder; to consider; to deliberate.
13. To form an opinion by reasoning; to judge; to conclude; to believe; as, I think it will rain to-morrow.
14. To purpose; to intend; to design; to mean.
15. To presume; to venture.
16. To conceive; to imagine.
17. To plan or design; to plot; to compass.
18. To believe; to consider; to esteem.
19. Act of thinking; a thought. an instance of deliberate thinking; "I need to give it a good think" bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation; "She thought herself into a state of panic over the final exam" be capable of conscious thought; "Man is the only creature that thinks" 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" have or formulate in the mind; "think good thoughts" 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"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up" judge or regard; look upon; judge; "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" dispose the mind in a certain way; "Do you really think so?" focus one's attention on a certain state; "Think big"; "think thin" ponder; reflect on, or reason about; "Think the matter through"; "Think how hard life in Russia must be these days" decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting; "Can you think what to do next?" imagine or visualize; "Just think--you could be rich one day!"; "Think what a scene it must have been!".
20. 1. If you think that something is the case, you have the opinion that it is the case. I certainly think there should be a ban on tobacco advertising A generation ago, it was thought that babies born this small could not survive Tell me, what do you think of my theory? Peter is useless, far worse than I thought He manages a good deal better than I thought possible `It ought to be stopped.' --- `Yes, I think so.'.
21. If you say that you think that something is true or will happen, you mean that you have the impression that it is true or will happen, although you are not certain of the facts. Nora thought he was seventeen years old The storm is thought to be responsible for as many as four deaths `Did Mr Stevens ever mention her to you?' --- `No, I don't think so.'.
22. If you think in a particular way, you have those general opinions or attitudes. You were probably brought up to think like that If you think as I do, vote as I do I don't blame you for thinking that way.
23. When you think about ideas or problems, you make a mental effort to consider them. She closed her eyes for a moment, trying to think I have often thought about this problem Let's think what we can do We had to think what to do next. Think is also a noun. I'll have a think about that.
24. If you think in a particular way, you consider things, solve problems, or make decisions in this way, for example because of your job or your background. To make the computer work at full capacity, the programmer has to think like the machine The referee has to think the way the players do.
25. If you think of something, it comes into your mind or you remember it. Nobody could think of anything to say I was trying to think what else we had to do.
26. If you think of an idea, you make a mental effort and use your imagination and intelligence to create it or develop it. He thought of another way of getting out of the marriage.
27. If you are thinking something at a particular moment, you have words or ideas in your mind without saying them out loud. She must be ill, Tatiana thought I remember thinking how lovely he looked I'm trying to think positive thoughts.
28. If you think of someone or something as having a particular quality or purpose, you regard them as having this quality or purpose. We all thought of him as a father Nobody had thought him capable of that kind of thing.
29. If you think a lot of someone or something, you admire them very much or think they are very good. To tell the truth, I don't think much of psychiatrists People at the club think very highly of him.
30. If you think of someone, you show consideration for them and pay attention to their needs. I'm only thinking of you You don't have to think about me and Hugh.
31. If you are thinking of taking a particular course of action, you are considering it as a possible course of action. Martin was thinking of taking legal action against Zuckerman.
32. You can say that you are thinking of a particular aspect or subject, in order to introduce an example or explain more exactly what you are talking about. I'm primarily thinking of the first year.
33. disapproval You use think in questions where you are expressing your anger or shock at someone's behaviour. What were you thinking of? You shouldn't steal.
34. You use think when you are commenting on something which you did or experienced in the past and which now seems surprising, foolish, or shocking to you. To think I left you alone in a place with a madman at large! When I think of how you've behaved and the trouble you've got into!.
35. disapproval You can use think in expressions such as you would think or I would have thought when you are criticizing someone because they ought to or could be expected to do something, but have not done it. You'd think you'd remember to wash your ears `Surely to God she should have been given some proper help.' --- `Well I would have thought so.'.
36. You can use think in expressions such as anyone would think and you would think to express your surprise or disapproval at the way someone is behaving. Anyone would think you were in love with the girl see also:
thinking, thought.
37. You use expressions such as come to think of it, when you think about it, or thinking about it, when you mention something that you have suddenly remembered or realized. He was her distant relative, as was everyone else on the island, come to think of it.
38. politeness You use `I think' as a way of being polite when you are explaining or suggesting to someone what you want to do, or when you are accepting or refusing an offer. I think I'll go home and have a shower We need a job, and I thought we could go around and ask if people need odd jobs done.
39. vagueness You use `I think' in conversations or speeches to make your statements and opinions sound less forceful, rude, or direct. I think he means `at' rather than `to' Thanks, but I think I can handle it.
40. You say just think when you feel excited, fascinated, or shocked by something, and you want the person to whom you are talking to feel the same. Just think; tomorrow we shall walk out of this place and leave it all behind us forever = imagine.
41. If you think again about an action or decision, you consider it very carefully, often with the result that you change your mind and decide to do things differently. It has forced politicians to think again about the wisdom of trying to evacuate refugees.
42. If you think nothing of doing something that other people might consider difficult, strange, or wrong, you consider it to be easy or normal, and you do it often or would be quite willing to do it. I thought nothing of betting £1,000 on a horse.
43. If something happens and you think nothing of it, you do not pay much attention to it or think of it as strange or important, although later you realize that it is. When she went off to see:
her parents for the weekend I thought nothing of it.
44. you can't hear yourself think: see:
hear to shudder to think: see shudder to think better of it: see better to think big: see big to think twice: see twice to think the world of someone: see world. have a think to think about a problem or question.
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