think

1. An instance of deliberate thinking (synset 105794377)
   "I need to give it a good think"
   domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
   is a type of: advisement, deliberation, weighing - careful consideration

1. Judge or regard;
   Look upon;
   Judge (synset 200691086)
   "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"
   is a type of: evaluate, judge, pass judgment - form a critical opinion of
   subtypes:

   • hold - remain committed to
   • rethink - change one's mind
   • think - dispose the mind in a certain way
   • be known as, esteem, know as, look on, look upon, regard as, repute, take to be, think of - look on as or consider
   • feel - have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude
   • consider, reckon, regard, see, view - deem to be
   same as: believe, conceive, consider
2. Expect, believe, or suppose (synset 200633399)
   "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"
   is a type of: anticipate, expect - regard something as probable or likely
   subtypes: suspect - hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty
   same as: guess, imagine, opine, reckon, suppose
3. Use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments (synset 200630153)
   "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"
   subtypes:

   • puzzle over - try to solve
   • rationalise, rationalize - think rationally; employ logic or reason
   • think - have or formulate in the mind
   • philosophise, philosophize - reason philosophically
   • brainstorm - try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it
   • chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over - reflect deeply on a subject
   • reason - think logically
   • conclude, reason, reason out - decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
   • evaluate, judge, pass judgment - form a critical opinion of
   • contemplate, meditate, study - think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes
   • plan - make plans for something
   • associate, colligate, connect, link, link up, relate, tie in - make a logical or causal connection
   • center, centre, concentrate, focus, pore, rivet - direct one's attention on something
   • devote, give, pay - dedicate
   • think about - have on one's mind, think about actively
   • think - ponder; reflect on, or reason about
   • think - decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting
   same as: cerebrate, cogitate
4. Recall knowledge from memory;
   Have a recollection (synset 200609334)
   "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"
   subtypes:

   • know - perceive as familiar
   • recognise, recognize - perceive to be the same
   • brush up, refresh, review - refresh one's memory
   same as: call back, call up, recall, recollect, remember, retrieve
5. Imagine or visualize (synset 201640708)
   "Just think--you could be rich one day!"; "Think what a scene it must have been!"
   is a type of: conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine - form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
6. Focus one's attention on a certain state (synset 200725018)
   "Think big"; "think thin"
   is a type of: center, centre, concentrate, focus, pore, rivet - direct one's attention on something
7. Have in mind as a purpose (synset 200710367)
   "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night"
   subtypes:

   • design - intend or have as a purpose
   • be after, plan - have the will and intention to carry out some action
   • aim, propose, purport, purpose - propose or intend
   same as: intend, mean
8. Decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting (synset 200741345)
   "Can you think what to do next?"
   is a type of: cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
   verb group: think - ponder; reflect on, or reason about
9. Ponder;
   Reflect on, or reason about (synset 200741087)
   "Think the matter through"; "Think how hard life in Russia must be these days"
   is a type of: cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
   verb group: think - decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting
10. Dispose the mind in a certain way (synset 200691551)
    "Do you really think so?"
    is a type of: believe, conceive, consider, think - judge or regard; look upon; judge
11. Have or formulate in the mind (synset 200631400)
    "think good thoughts"
    is a type of: cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
12. Be capable of conscious thought (synset 200610362)
    "Man is the only creature that thinks"
13. Bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation (synset 200562964)
    "She thought herself into a state of panic over the final exam"
    is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

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