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Think   /θɪŋk/   Listen
verb
Think  v. t.  (past & past part. thought; pres. part. thinking)  
1.
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.
2.
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."
3.
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." "He thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?"
(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."
(d)
To purpose; to intend; to design; to mean. "I thought to promote thee unto great honor." "Thou thought'st to help me."
(e)
To presume; to venture. "Think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father." Note: To think, in a philosophical use as yet somewhat limited, designates the higher intellectual acts, the acts preeminently 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.
To think better of. See under Better.
To think much of, or To think well of, to hold in esteem; to esteem highly.
Synonyms: To expect; guess; cogitate; reflect; ponder; contemplate; meditate; muse; imagine; suppose; believe. See Expect, Guess.


Think  v. t.  (past & past part. thought; pres. part. thinking)  
1.
To conceive; to imagine. "Charity... thinketh no evil."
2.
To plan or design; to plot; to compass. (Obs.) "So little womanhood And natural goodness, as to think the death Of her own son."
3.
To believe; to consider; to esteem. "Nor think superfluous other's aid."
To think much, to esteem a great matter; to grudge. (Obs.) "(He) thought not much to clothe his enemies."
To think scorn.
(a)
To disdain. (Obs.) "He thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone."
(b)
To feel indignation. (Obs.)


noun
Think  n.  Act of thinking; a thought. "If you think that I'm finished, you've got another think coming!" (Obs. or Colloq.)





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"Think" Quotes from Famous Books



... "Cockroaches! Good gracious! To think of Helen Wynton, who once hit a Belgian boy very hard on the nose for being rude, wasting her life on such rubbish! And you actually seem to thrive on it. I do believe you ...
— The Silent Barrier • Louis Tracy
... little marina; but it is better to be content with looking at it from above, and imagining how delightful it would be to push off in one of the little tubs of boats. Sometimes, at night, I hear the fishermen coming home, singing in their lusty fashion; and I think it is a good haven to arrive at. I never go down to search for stones on the beach: I like to believe that there are great treasures there, which I might find; and I know that the green and brown and spotty appearance of the water is caused by ...
— Baddeck and That Sort of Thing • Charles Dudley Warner
... own part, I am apt to join in opinion with those who believe that all the regions of nature swarm with spirits; and that we have multitudes of spectators on all our actions, when we think ourselves most alone. But, instead of terrifying myself with such a notion, I am wonderfully pleased to think that I am always engaged with such an innumerable society, in searching out the wonders of the creation, and joining in the same ...
— Apparitions; or, The Mystery of Ghosts, Hobgoblins, and Haunted Houses Developed • Joseph Taylor
... "We would send the limousine for Mr. Ellins, have it wait his convenience, and drive him directly to the car steps. I think I can arrange the interview for any time between two-thirty and four ...
— The House of Torchy • Sewell Ford
... the complete restoration of his sympathy, the miller asked me if I was fond of hunting, took down from a hook over his mantelpiece a long, rusty tube, that made me think of Leather Stocking's rifle, and laid it into my hands, while boasting of the murderous qualities of that instrument. I acknowledged his kindness with an outward appearance of lively satisfaction, never having had the heart to undeceive people who think they are doing ...
— Led Astray and The Sphinx - Two Novellas In One Volume • Octave Feuillet


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