think

CEFRA1

/ˈθɪŋk/

verb

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  1. 01

    verb

    To use your mind to consider or understand something.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.

Examples

  • I suppose it's different when you think about it over the long term.

  • You should think carefully before making such an important career decision.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /ˈfɪŋk/
  • /ˈtɪŋk/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To have (some statement) in one's mind; to say to oneself mentally.

  2. To ponder, to go over in one's mind.

  3. To conceive of something or someone

More examples

In context

  • Most people think I'm crazy.

  • "I should phone my mother," I thought.

  • Idly, the detective thought what his next move should be.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English thinken, thynken, thenken, thenchen, from Old English þenċan, from Proto-West Germanic *þankijan, from Proto-Germanic *þankijaną (“to think”), from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to think, feel, know”). Cognate with Scots think, thynk (“to think”), North Frisian teenk, taanke, tanke, tånke (“to think”), Saterland Frisian toanke (“to think”), West Frisian tinke (“to think”), Dutch denken, dinken (“to think”), Afrikaans dink (“to think”), Low German denken, dinken (“to think”), German denken (“to think”), Danish tænke (“to think”), Swedish tänka (“to think”), Norwegian Bokmål tenke (“to think”), Norwegian Nynorsk tenkja (“to think”), Icelandic þekkja (“to know, recognise, id...