Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

abandon
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
 
abandon
stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims
 
abide
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
 
about-face
change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpoint
 
absorb
take up mentally
 
absorb
consume all of one's attention or time
 
absorb
devote (oneself) fully to
 
abstract
consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
 
abstract
consider apart from a particular case or instance
 
accept
be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal
 
accept
react favorably to; consider right and proper
 
accept
consider or hold as true
 
accept
tolerate or accommodate oneself to
 
accredit
ascribe an achievement to
 
acknowledge
accept as legally binding and valid
 
acknowledge
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
 
acquire
gain knowledge or skills
 
add
make an addition by combining numbers
 
addle
mix up or confuse
 
adjudicate
bring to an end; settle conclusively
 
adjust
decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim
 
adopt
take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
 
affirm
establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
 
agnise
be fully aware or cognizant of
 
aim
have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
 
aim
specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public
 
aim
propose or intend
 
align
align oneself with a group or a way of thinking
 
allegorise
interpret as an allegory
 
allow
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
 
allow
allow or plan for a certain possibility; concede the truth or validity of something
 
alternate
be an understudy or alternate for a role
 
amaze
affect with wonder
 
amaze
be a mystery or bewildering to
 
anagram
read letters out of order to discover a hidden meaning
 
analogise
make an analogy
 
analyse
break down into components or essential features
 
analyse
make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features
 
analyse
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
 
analyse
subject to psychoanalytic treatment
 
anatomize
analyze down to the smallest detail
 
angle
present with a bias
 
anoint
choose by or as if by divine intervention
 
answer
give the correct answer or solution to
 
answer
respond to a signal
 
answer
react to a stimulus or command
 
answer
understand the meaning of
 
anthropomorphise
ascribe human features to something
 
anticipate
regard something as probable or likely
 
anticipate
realize beforehand
 
apotheose
deify or glorify
 
appraise
evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
 
appraise
consider in a comprehensive way
 
appreciate
be fully aware of; realize fully
 
apprehend
get the meaning of something
 
apprentice
be or work as an apprentice
 
approbate
accept (documents) as valid
 
approve
judge to be right or commendable; think well of
 
approximate
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
 
arrange
arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events
 
ascertain
learn or discover with certainty
 
ascertain
be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something
 
ascribe
attribute or credit to
 
assay
analyze (chemical substances)
 
assert
postulate positively and assertively
 
assess
estimate the value of (property) for taxation
 
assign
decide as to where something belongs in a scheme
 
assign
select something or someone for a specific purpose
 
associate
make a logical or causal connection
 
assort
arrange or order by classes or categories
 
assume
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
 
attend to
get down to; pay attention to; take seriously
 
attorn
acknowledge a new land owner as one's landlord
 
audit
attend academic courses without getting credit
 
audit
examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
 
authenticate
establish the authenticity of something
 
average
compute the average of
 
await
look forward to the probable occurrence of
 
awaken
make aware
 
backpedal
modify one's opinion, make it less strong
 
bank
have faith or confidence in
 
base
use as a basis for; found on
 
be after
have the will and intention to carry out some action
 
be amiss
interpret in the wrong way
 
be known as
look on as or consider
 
be on the ball
be well-informed
 
bear in mind
keep in mind
 
bear up
endure cheerfully
 
beat about
search anxiously
 
beat in
teach by drills and repetition
 
bedevil
be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
 
believe
accept as true; take to be true
 
believe
credit with veracity
 
believe
follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer
 
believe in
have a firm conviction as to the goodness of something
 
believe
judge or regard; look upon; judge
 
believe
be confident about something
 
bethink
consider or ponder something carefully
 
beware
be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to
 
bias
cause to be biased
 
bioassay
subject to a bio-assay
 
blame
attribute responsibility to
 
blank out
be unable to remember
 
block out
plan where and when songs should be inserted into a theatrical production, or plan a theatrical production in general
 
blur
make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
 
boggle
overcome with amazement
 
bone
study intensively, as before an exam
 
book
engage for a performance
 
botanise
collect and study plants
 
bottom
come to understand
 
bracket
classify or group
 
brainstorm
try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it
 
brainwash
submit to brainwashing; indoctrinate forcibly
 
break
find the solution or key to
 
break
find a flaw in
 
bristle
react in an offended or angry manner
 
brood
think moodily or anxiously about something
 
brush up
refresh one's memory
 
budget
make a budget
 
budget for
calculate enough money for; provide for in the budget
 
build
found or ground
 
bury
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
 
buy
accept as true
 
cabal
engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
 
calculate
make a mathematical calculation or computation
 
calculate
judge to be probable
 
calendar
enter into a calendar
 
calibrate
measure the caliber of
 
caliper
measure the diameter of something with calipers
 
call
consider or regard as being
 
call
challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of
 
call
utter in a loud voice or announce
 
call back
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
 
capitalise
consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses
 
capitalise
compute the present value of a business or an income
 
card
ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor
 
carnalize
ascribe to an origin in sensation
 
carry
include, as on a list
 
carry back
deduct a loss or an unused credit from taxable income for a prior period
 
carry weight
have influence to a specified degree
 
catalog
make an itemized list or catalog of; classify
 
catch
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
 
catch
become aware of
 
catch on
understand, usually after some initial difficulty
 
catch out
trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act
 
catch up
learn belatedly; find out about something after it happened
 
catch
grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
 
catch
detect a blunder or misstep
 
categorise
place into or assign to a category
 
cave
explore natural caves
 
censor
subject to political, religious, or moral censorship
 
center
direct one's attention on something
 
cerebrate
use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
 
charge
set or ask for a certain price
 
chart
plan in detail
 
chart
make a chart of
 
check
verify by consulting a source or authority
 
check
examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition
 
check
put a check mark on or near or next to
 
chew over
reflect deeply on a subject
 
choose
see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way
 
choose
select as an alternative over another
 
choose
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
 
choreograph
plan and oversee the development and details of
 
chunk
group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side
 
cinch
make sure of
 
cinch
get a grip on; get mastery of
 
classify
assign to a class or kind
 
clear
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
 
click
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
 
clutch
affect
 
coconspire
conspire together
 
cogitate
consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind
 
cognise
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
 
cold-shoulder
pay no attention to, disrespect
 
collate
compare critically; of texts
 
colligate
consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle
 
collude
act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose
 
come
have a certain priority
 
come across
be received or understood
 
come around
change one's position or opinion
 
come in
take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
 
come to mind
be remembered
 
come
come to one's mind; suggest itself
 
commemorate
be or provide a memorial to a person or an event
 
commemorate
celebrate by some ceremony or observation
 
commemorate
call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony
 
compare
examine and note the similarities or differences of
 
compare
consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous
 
compose
make up plans or basic details for
 
con
commit to memory; learn by heart
 
concenter
bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
 
conclude
bring to a close
 
conclude
decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
 
concretize
make something concrete
 
confound
mistake one thing for another
 
confute
prove to be false
 
conjecture
to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
 
connive
form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
 
consider
regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem
 
consider
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
 
consider
deem to be
 
construct
reassemble mentally
 
construe
make sense of; assign a meaning to
 
consume
engage fully
 
contemplate
consider as a possibility
 
contemplate
think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
 
contemporise
arrange or represent events so that they co-occur
 
contradict
prove negative; show to be false
 
contradistinguish
distinguish by contrasting qualities
 
contrast
put in opposition to show or emphasize differences
 
control
verify by using a duplicate register for comparison
 
control
have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of
 
controvert
prove to be false or incorrect
 
cop out
choose not to do something, as out of fear of failing
 
copyedit
edit and correct (written or printed material)
 
correlate
bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation
 
count
include as if by counting
 
count
take account of
 
countermarch
change the order of soldiers during a march
 
counterplot
make a plot in response to another plot
 
cream off
pick the best
 
credit
have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of
 
credit
give someone credit for something
 
cross-check
check out conflicting sources; crosscheck facts, for example
 
cube
raise to the third power
 
cull out
select desirable parts from a group or list
 
dally
consider not very seriously
 
date
assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of
 
date
provide with a dateline; mark with a date
 
date
stamp with a date
 
dateline
mark with a date and place
 
dazzle
amaze or bewilder, as with brilliant wit or intellect or skill
 
debate
argue with one another
 
decide
influence or determine
 
decide
cause to decide
 
decide
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
 
decipher
read with difficulty
 
decouple
regard as unconnected
 
decree
decide with authority
 
dedicate
set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church
 
deduce
reason by deduction; establish by deduction
 
deduct
make a subtraction
 
deem
keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
 
deify
consider as a god or godlike
 
delimit
set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something
 
demarcate
separate clearly, as if by boundaries
 
demonstrate
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
 
demoralize
confuse or put into disorder
 
describe
identify as in botany or biology, for example
 
design
plan something for a specific role or purpose or effect
 
design
intend or have as a purpose
 
designate
design or destine
 
detail
assign to a specific task
 
determine
fix in scope; fix the boundaries of
 
determine
shape or influence; give direction to
 
determine
fix conclusively or authoritatively
 
develop
create by training and teaching
 
devote
dedicate
 
diagnose
subject to a medical analysis
 
diagnose
determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
 
dial
choose by means of a dial
 
dichotomise
divide into two opposing groups or kinds
 
dictate
say out loud for the purpose of recording
 
differentiate
calculate a derivative; take the derivative
 
differentiate
be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
 
differentiate
mark as different
 
digest
arrange and integrate in the mind
 
din
instill (into a person) by constant repetition
 
dip into
read selectively; read only certain passages from a text
 
direct
plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
 
disapprove
consider bad or wrong
 
disbelieve
reject as false; refuse to accept
 
discountenance
show disapproval by discouraging
 
discover
make a discovery
 
discover
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
 
discredit
cause to be distrusted or disbelieved
 
discriminate
recognize or perceive the difference
 
disesteem
have little or no respect for; hold in contempt
 
disincline
make unwilling
 
dispose
make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief
 
disregard
give little or no attention to
 
distrust
regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
 
divide
perform a division
 
do justice
show due and full appreciation
 
document
support or supply with references
 
double-check
check once more to be absolutely sure
 
doubt
consider unlikely or have doubts about
 
doubt
lack confidence in or have doubts about
 
downgrade
rate lower; lower in value or esteem
 
draw
select or take in from a given group or region
 
draw
make, formulate, or derive in the mind
 
drill
train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
 
drill
undergo military training or do military exercises
 
drill
teach by repetition
 
drill
learn by repetition
 
drink
be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to
 
drop
omit (a letter or syllable) in speaking or writing
 
drop
leave undone or leave out
 
elect
choose
 
elicit
derive by reason
 
elide
leave or strike out
 
eliminate
dismiss from consideration or a contest
 
empanel
select from a list
 
empathise
be understanding of
 
engineer
design as an engineer
 
enquire
have a wish or desire to know something
 
entertain
take into consideration, have in view
 
err
to make a mistake or be incorrect
 
establish
institute, enact, or establish
 
esteem
regard highly; think much of
 
etymologise
construct the history of words
 
evaluate
form a critical opinion of
 
except
prevent from being included or considered or accepted
 
excerpt
take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
 
expect
consider reasonable or due
 
experience
have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations
 
explode
show (a theory or claim) to be baseless, or refute and make obsolete
 
explode
show a violent emotional reaction
 
explode a bombshell
utter or do something surprising
 
explore
travel to or penetrate into
 
explore
examine (organs) for diagnostic purposes
 
explore
examine minutely
 
explore
inquire into
 
expose
abandon by leaving out in the open air
 
externalise
regard as objective
 
extract
calculate the root of a number
 
extrapolate
gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating
 
extrapolate
estimate the value of
 
factor analyse
to perform a factor analysis of correlational data
 
factor
resolve into factors
 
factor
consider as relevant when making a decision
 
factorise
resolve (a polynomial) into factors
 
fall in line
agree on (a position)
 
falsify
prove false
 
fasten on
adopt
 
favor
consider as the favorite
 
feel
have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude
 
feel
come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
 
ferret
search and discover through persistent investigation
 
field
select (a team or individual player) for a game
 
figure
understand
 
figure out
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
 
filiate
fix the paternity of
 
flip
react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way
 
float
allow (currencies) to fluctuate
 
follow
grasp the meaning
 
follow
follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
 
foot
add a column of numbers
 
foreordain
foreordain by divine will or decree
 
foreordain
foreordain or determine beforehand
 
forget
forget to do something
 
forget
leave behind unintentionally
 
format
determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science)
 
free-associate
associate freely
 
frown on
look disapprovingly upon
 
get
reach by calculation
 
get one's lumps
suffer the results or consequences of one's behavior or actions
 
get the goods
discover some bad or hidden information about
 
get the hang
be or become completely proficient or skilled in
 
give
estimate the duration or outcome of something
 
glamorize
interpret romantically
 
go for
intend with some possibility of fulfilment
 
go over
hold a review (of troops)
 
go
give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
 
google
search the internet (for information) using the Google search engine
 
grab
capture the attention or imagination of
 
grade
determine the grade of or assign a grade to
 
grade
assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
 
grade
assign a rank or rating to
 
greet
react to in a certain way
 
group
arrange into a group or groups
 
guess
expect, believe, or suppose
 
guess
guess correctly; solve by guessing
 
halve
divide by two; divide into halves
 
hand-pick
pick personally and very carefully
 
have down
have (something) mastered
 
have in mind
intend to refer to
 
have the distinction
be distinguished from others of a similar type by virtue of a notable characteristic
 
hit the books
learn by reading books
 
hold
remain committed to
 
hold
assert or affirm
 
hold
hold the attention of
 
hold still for
tolerate or bear
 
housebreak
train (a pet) to live cleanly in a house
 
hypostatise
construe as a real existence, of a conceptual entity
 
idealise
consider or render as ideal
 
idealise
form ideals
 
identify
consider to be equal or the same
 
identify
consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else
 
identify
conceive of as united or associated
 
identify
recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
 
ignore
be ignorant of or in the dark about
 
imbibe
receive into the mind and retain
 
immerse
cause to be immersed
 
implant
put firmly in the mind
 
impress
produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
 
impute
attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source
 
include
consider as part of something
 
inculcate
teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
 
index
adjust through indexation
 
individualise
make or mark or treat as individual
 
indoctrinate
teach doctrines to; teach uncritically
 
induce
reason or establish by induction
 
infect
affect in a contagious way
 
infer
believe to be the case
 
initialise
assign an initial value to a computer program
 
inspire
fill with revolutionary ideas
 
integrate
calculate the integral of; calculate by integration
 
intend
have in mind as a purpose
 
interiorise
incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal
 
interpret
make sense of a language
 
interrelate
place into a mutual relationship
 
introduce
put before (a body)
 
introspect
reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings
 
intuit
know or grasp by intuition or feeling
 
invalidate
show to be invalid
 
involve
occupy or engage the interest of
 
isolate
separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them
 
jilt
cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly
 
jinx
foredoom to failure
 
judge
determine the result of (a competition)
 
jump
bypass
 
keep note
maintain in the forefront of one's awareness
 
keep track
keep informed of fully aware
 
keep
stick to correctly or closely
 
know
be aware of the truth of something; have a belief or faith in something; regard as true beyond any doubt
 
know
know how to do or perform something
 
know
have fixed in the mind
 
know
be familiar or acquainted with a person or an object
 
know
perceive as familiar
 
know
be able to distinguish, recognize as being different
 
know
know the nature or character of
 
label
distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom
 
label
distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions
 
lay out
provide a detailed plan or design
 
lean
rely on for support
 
learn
be a student of a certain subject
 
leave
go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness
 
lie low
to try to avoid detection especially by police
 
like
feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard
 
lipread
interpret by lipreading; of deaf people
 
literalise
make literal
 
live over
experience again, often in the imagination
 
loft
lay out a full-scale working drawing of the lines of a vessel's hull
 
look back
look back upon (a period of time, sequence of events); remember
 
look forward
expect or hope for
 
look to
turn one's interests or expectations towards
 
lose track
fail to keep informed or aware
 
lowball
make a deliberately low estimate
 
major
have as one's principal field of study
 
make
calculate as being
 
make
consider as being
 
make out
comprehend
 
map
explore or survey for the purpose of making a map
 
mapquest
search for a location and directions by means of the MapQuest program
 
mean
destine or designate for a certain purpose
 
measure
determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
 
mind
be concerned with or about something or somebody
 
minor
have as one's secondary field of study
 
misbelieve
hold a false or unorthodox belief
 
miscalculate
judge incorrectly
 
miscalculate
calculate incorrectly
 
miscreate
shape or form or make badly
 
misdate
assign the wrong date to
 
misgauge
gauge something incorrectly or improperly
 
misgive
suggest fear or doubt
 
misidentify
identify incorrectly
 
misinterpret
interpret wrongly
 
misjudge
judge incorrectly
 
misread
read or interpret wrongly
 
misremember
remember incorrectly
 
mix up
cause to be perplexed or confounded
 
monumentalise
record or memorialize lastingly with a monument
 
muddy
cause to become muddy
 
multiply
combine by multiplication
 
mythicise
interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology
 
nag
remind or urge constantly
 
nail down
define clearly
 
neglect
fail to attend to
 
numerate
read out loud as words written numbers
 
offer
put forward for consideration
 
outclass
cause to appear in a lower class
 
overcapitalise
overestimate the market value of
 
overcapitalise
estimate the capital value of (a company) at an unreasonably or unlawfully high level
 
overestimate
make too high an estimate of
 
overestimate
assign too high a value to
 
overreact
show an exaggerated response to something
 
override
rule against
 
overrun
run beyond or past
 
overshoot
aim too high
 
pace
regulate or set the pace of
 
parse
analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence)
 
pay
bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action
 
perceive
become conscious of
 
personate
attribute human qualities to something
 
philosophise
reason philosophically
 
pick
select carefully from a group
 
pick over
separate or remove
 
pigeonhole
treat or classify according to a mental stereotype
 
pioneer
open up and explore a new area
 
place
estimate
 
plan
make plans for something
 
plat
make a plat of
 
plot
plan secretly, usually something illegal
 
plumb
examine thoroughly and in great depth
 
plumb
measure the depth of something
 
posit
take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom
 
predetermine
determine beforehand
 
predispose
make susceptible
 
prejudge
judge beforehand, especially without sufficient evidence
 
prejudice
influence (somebody's) opinion in advance
 
premeditate
consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand
 
premeditate
think or reflect beforehand or in advance
 
premise
take something as preexisting and given
 
prepare
undergo training or instruction in preparation for a particular role, function, or profession
 
presuppose
require as a necessary antecedent or precondition
 
presuppose
take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand
 
pretermit
disregard intentionally or let pass
 
price
ascertain or learn the price of
 
prioritise
assign a priority to
 
process
perform mathematical and logical operations on (data) according to programmed instructions in order to obtain the required information
 
project
present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.
 
proof
read for errors
 
prorate
divide or assess proportionally
 
prorate
make a proportional settlement or distribution
 
prospect
explore for useful or valuable things or substances, such as minerals
 
prove
prove formally; demonstrate by a mathematical, formal proof
 
prove
obtain probate of
 
prove oneself
show one's ability or courage
 
purpose
reach a decision
 
put out feelers
make some preliminary investigations or test the waters
 
puzzle over
try to solve
 
quantise
apply quantum theory to; restrict the number of possible values of (a quantity) or states of (a physical entity or system) so that certain variables can assume only certain discrete magnitudes that are integral multiples of a common factor
 
quantise
approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values
 
quarter
divide by four; divide into quarters
 
raise
multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
 
rake up
bring to light
 
rank
take or have a position relative to others
 
rate
estimate the value of
 
ratiocinate
reason methodologically and logically
 
rationalise away
substitute a natural for a supernatural explanation of
 
rationalise
think rationally; employ logic or reason
 
re-create
form anew in the imagination; recollect and re-form in the mind
 
re-explore
explore anew
 
react
show a response or a reaction to something
 
read
interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior
 
read
to hear and understand
 
read
look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed
 
read
interpret something that is written or printed
 
read between the lines
read what is implied but not expressed on the surface
 
read
obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources
 
read
interpret something in a certain way; convey a particular meaning or impression
 
realise
perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
 
reappraise
appraise anew
 
reason
think logically
 
reassess
revise or renew one's assessment
 
reattribute
attribute to another source
 
recalculate
calculate anew
 
recall
cause one's (or someone else's) thoughts or attention to return from a reverie or digression
 
receipt
mark or stamp as paid
 
receive
accept as true or valid
 
receive
regard favorably or with disapproval
 
reclassify
classify anew, change the previous classification
 
recognise
perceive to be the same
 
reconcile
accept as inevitable
 
reconsider
consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing
 
reconsider
consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, with a view to altering it
 
recuse
challenge or except to a judge as being incompetent or interested, in canon and civil law
 
reexamine
look at again; examine again
 
refer
think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another
 
refocus
focus anew
 
register
enter into someone's consciousness
 
regroup
reorganize into new groups
 
reify
consider an abstract concept to be real
 
reinterpret
assign a new or different meaning to
 
reject
refuse to accept or acknowledge
 
relativise
consider or treat as relative
 
relearn
learn something again, as after having forgotten or neglected it
 
remember
exercise, or have the power of, memory
 
remember
recapture the past; indulge in memories
 
remember
keep in mind for attention or consideration
 
remind
put in the mind of someone
 
reminisce
recall the past
 
reorder
assign a new order to
 
repress
put out of one's consciousness
 
reprobate
reject (documents) as invalid
 
repudiate
refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
 
reread
read anew; read again
 
reshape
shape anew or differently
 
resolve
find the solution
 
respond
respond favorably or as hoped
 
retain
keep in one's mind
 
rethink
change one's mind
 
retrain
train again
 
retrain
teach new skills
 
riddle
set a difficult problem or riddle
 
riddle
explain a riddle
 
rivet
hold (someone's attention)
 
roughhouse
engage in rough or disorderly play
 
rubberstamp
approve automatically
 
schedule
plan for an activity or event
 
scheme
devise a system or form a scheme for
 
screen
examine methodically
 
scry
divine by gazing into crystals
 
seal
decide irrevocably
 
see
deliberate or decide
 
seed
distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds
 
sell out
abandon one's principles for expedience or financial gain
 
sell short
underestimate the real value or ability of
 
sense
comprehend
 
sense
become aware of not through the senses but instinctively
 
sequence
arrange in a sequence
 
severalise
distinguish or separate
 
sex
tell the sex (of young chickens)
 
shoot
measure the altitude of by using a sextant
 
shortlist
put someone or something on a short list
 
sieve
distinguish and separate out
 
single out
select from a group
 
sit out
endure to the end
 
size
sort according to size
 
skim
read superficially
 
slack
be inattentive to, or neglect
 
slate
designate or schedule
 
slip up
make an error
 
slip
pass out of one's memory
 
slot
assign a time slot
 
source
specify the origin of
 
spiritualise
give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense
 
spot-check
pick out random samples for examination in order to ensure high quality
 
square
raise to the second power
 
stand
have or maintain a position or stand on an issue
 
standardise
evaluate by comparing with a standard
 
stool
react to a decoy, of wildfowl
 
strike
arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing
 
strike a chord
create an emotional response
 
study
be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning
 
submit
accept or undergo, often unwillingly
 
subordinate
rank or order as less important or consider of less value
 
subtilize
mark fine distinctions and subtleties, as among words
 
superordinate
place in a superior order or rank
 
surmise
infer from incomplete evidence
 
surprise
cause to be surprised
 
survey
make a survey of; for statistical purposes
 
survey
plot a map of (land)
 
swallow
believe or accept without questioning or challenge
 
swallow
keep from expressing
 
syllogise
reason by syllogisms
 
synthesise
combine so as to form a more complex, product
 
synthesize
combine and form a synthesis
 
take a joke
listen to a joke at one's own expense
 
take back
cause someone to remember the past
 
take it on the chin
undergo failure or defeat
 
take lying down
suffer without protest; suffer or endure passively
 
taste
experience briefly
 
tell
discern or comprehend
 
test
undergo a test
 
theologise
make theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjects
 
theorize
form or construct theories
 
theorize
construct a theory about
 
think
have or formulate in the mind
 
think
be capable of conscious thought
 
think
dispose the mind in a certain way
 
think
focus one's attention on a certain state
 
think
ponder; reflect on, or reason about
 
think
decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting
 
think about
have on one's mind, think about actively
 
think of
choose in one's mind
 
think out
consider carefully and rationally
 
think the world of
esteem very highly
 
time
set the speed, duration, or execution of
 
time
assign a time for an activity or event
 
toilet-train
train (a small child) to use the toilet
 
touch
comprehend
 
treat
regard or consider in a specific way
 
triangulate
survey by triangulation
 
triangulate
measure by using trigonometry
 
truncate
approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one
 
trust
have confidence or faith in
 
type
identify as belonging to a certain type
 
underestimate
make too low an estimate of
 
underestimate
assign too low a value to
 
understand
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
 
undervalue
esteem lightly
 
unlearn
discard something previously learnt, like an old habit
 
unlearn
try to forget; put out of one's memory or knowledge
 
upgrade
rate higher; raise in value or esteem
 
validate
prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something
 
value
fix or determine the value of; assign a value to
 
verify
confirm the truth of
 
walk out
leave suddenly, often as an expression of disapproval
 
want
wish or demand the presence of
 
welter
be immersed in
 
will
determine by choice
 
wise up
get wise to
 
wise up
cause someone to become aware of something
 
work out
be calculated
 
write off
concede the loss or worthlessness of something or somebody