think

think · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To have a particular opinion, belief, or idea about someone or something.

  2. 2.

    To use the mind to consider or reason.

  3. 3.

    To remember or recall.

  4. 4.

    To expect or suppose.

  5. 5.

    (noun) An act of thinking.

Related words

See also: believe, thinking, thought
Synonyms: believe, consider, reason, suppose

Etymology

From Old English "thencan" (to think, conceive, consider), from Proto-Germanic "*thankjan." Related to "thank" through the common idea of mindful consideration. The irregular past tense "thought" preserves an older vowel pattern.