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Définition et signification de « think » en anglais

to think

VERBE

penser

to have a type of belief or idea about a person or thing

Transitive: to think that

informations grammaticales

composition morphologique

simple

verbe d’état

irrégulier

présent

think

3e personne du singulier

thinks

participe présent

thinking

passé simple

thought

participe passé

thought

Exemples

He thinks that the restaurant serves the best pizza in town.

Il pense que le restaurant sert la meilleure pizza de la ville.

1.1

penser

used in speech to make what one says sound more polite or less certain

Transitive: to think that

Exemples

Do you think it would be possible to turn down the volume a bit?

Pensez-vous qu'il serait possible de baisser un peu le volume ?

1.2

penser

used in questions for showing one's surprise or anger

Exemples

What do you think you're doing, driving so recklessly?

Qu'est-ce que tu penses faire, à conduire aussi témérairement ?

réfléchir, penser

to use your mind to understand something, solve a problem, make a decision, etc. or to use it to consider someone or something

Intransitive: to think about sth | to think of sth

Exemples

He couldn't think of a good answer to the question.

Il ne pouvait pas penser à une bonne réponse à la question.

2.1

se souvenir, se rappeler

to recall something or have ideas or words come into one's mind

Intransitive: to think of sth

Exemples

As soon as I walked into the room, I thought of my childhood home because it had a similar smell.

Dès que je suis entré dans la pièce, j'ai pensé à ma maison d'enfance parce qu'elle avait une odeur similaire.

2.2

penser

to adopt a certain mentality

Intransitive: to think in a specific manner

Exemples

He thinks independently and does not conform to societal norms or expectations.

Il pense de manière indépendante et ne se conforme pas aux normes ou attentes sociétales.

2.3

penser, imaginer

to imagine, expect, or intend something

Intransitive

Transitive: to think that

Exemples

I never thought I'd be able to run a marathon, but I did it.

Je n'ai jamais pensé que je pourrais courir un marathon, mais je l'ai fait.

penser, réfléchir

to have ideas, images, or words pass through the mind

Transitive: to think sth

Intransitive: to think about sth

Exemples

I was just thinking how much I enjoy the walk here.

Je pensais juste à quel point j'aime me promener ici.

Think

NOM

réflexion, pensée

an instance of deliberate thinking

informations grammaticales

statut d’animéité

abstrait

composition morphologique

composé

dénombrable

forme plurielle

thinks

Arbre Lexical

overthink

rethink

thinker

think

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Mots Proches

things you own end up owning you

things past cannot be recalled

Définition et signification de « think » en anglais

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