think

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”

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”
• “;”

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”

recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

• “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”

imagine or visualize

• “Just think--you could be rich one day!”
• “Think what a scene it must have been!”

focus one''s attention on a certain state

• “Think big”
• “think thin”

have in mind as a purpose

• “I mean no harm”
• “I only meant to help you”
• “She didn”
• “;”

decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting

• “Can you think what to do next?”

ponder; reflect on, or reason about

• “Think the matter through”
• “Think how hard life in Russia must be these days”

dispose the mind in a certain way

• “Do you really think so?”

have or formulate in the mind

• “think good thoughts”

be capable of conscious thought

• “Man is the only creature that thinks”

bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation

• “She thought herself into a state of panic over the final exam”

an instance of deliberate thinking

• “I need to give it a good think”