verb, thought, think⋅ing, adjective, noun | 1. | to have a conscious mind, to some extent of reasoning, remembering experiences, making rational decisions, etc. |
| 2. | to employ one's mind rationally and objectively in evaluating or dealing with a given situation: Think carefully before you begin. |
| 3. | to have a certain thing as the subject of one's thoughts: I was thinking about you. We could think of nothing else. |
| 4. | to call something to one's conscious mind: I couldn't think of his phone number. |
| 5. | to consider something as a possible action, choice, etc.: She thought about cutting her hair. |
| 6. | to invent or conceive of something: We thought of a new plan. |
| 7. | to have consideration or regard for someone: Think of others first. |
| 8. | to esteem a person or thing as indicated: to think badly of someone. |
| 9. | to have a belief or opinion as indicated: I think so. |
| 10. | (of a device or machine, esp. a computer) to use artificial intelligence to perform an activity analogous to human thought. |
| 11. | to have or form in the mind as an idea, conception, etc. |
| 12. | to consider for evaluation or for possible action upon: Think the deal over. |
| 13. | to regard as specified: He thought me unkind. |
| 14. | to believe to be true of someone or something: to think evil of the neighbors. |
| 15. | to analyze or evolve rationally: to think the problem out. |
| 16. | to have as a plan or intention: I thought that I would go. |
| 17. | to anticipate or expect: I did not think to find you here. |
| 18. | of or pertaining to thinking or thought. |
| 19. | Informal. stimulating or challenging to the intellect or mind: the think book of the year. Compare think piece. |
| 20. | Informal. the act or a period of thinking: I want to sit down and give it a good think. |
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| 22. | think out or through,
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| 23. | think up, to devise or contrive by thinking: Can you think up an arrangement of furniture for this room? |
| 24. | think better of, to change one's mind about; reconsider: She considered emigrating to Australia, but thought better of it. |
| 25. | think fit, to consider advisable or appropriate: By all means, take a vacation if you think fit. |
| 26. | think nothing of. nothing (def. 19). |
| 27. | think twice, to weigh carefully before acting; consider: I would think twice before taking on such a responsibility. |

think (thĭngk)
v. thought (thôt), think·ing, thinks
To exercise the power of reason, as by conceiving ideas, drawing inferences, and using judgment.
To weigh or consider an idea.
To bring a thought to mind by imagination or invention.
To recall a thought or an image to mind.
thinking through n.
The psychological process of understanding one's own behavior.