thought
ˈthȯt
; thinking
1
: to form or have in the mind
2
: to have as an intention
thought to return early
3
a
: to have as an opinion
think it's so
b
: to regard as : consider
think the rule unfair
4
a
: to reflect on : ponder
think the matter over
b
: to determine by reflecting
think what to do next
5
: to call to mind : remember
He never thinks to ask how we are.
6
: to devise by thinking
—usually used with up
thought up a plan to escape
7
: to have as an expectation : anticipate
We didn't think we'd have any trouble.
8
a
: to center one's thoughts on
talks and thinks business
b
: to form a mental picture of
9
: to subject to the processes of logical thought
think things out
1
a
: to exercise the powers of judgment, conception, or inference : reason
b
: to have in the mind or call to mind a thought
2
a
: to have the mind engaged in reflection : meditate
b
: to consider the suitability
thought of her for president
3
: to have a view or opinion
thinks of himself as a poet
4
: to have concern
—usually used with of
I must think first of my family.
5
: to consider something likely : suspect
may happen sooner than you think
thinker
noun
: an act of thinking
He has to make up his mind, in a deep, hard think, whether he really believes that philanthropy is worth while.—Jerome Ellison
… returned home for a rest and a good think.—Richard Corliss
If he thinks he can fool me, he has another think coming. [=he is wrong]
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