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to think
01
to have a type of belief or idea about a person or thing
Transitive: to think that
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
State verb
Irregular
Present tense
think
3rd person singular
thinks
Present participle
thinking
Past simple
thought
Past participle
thought
Examples
He thinks that the restaurant serves the best pizza in town.
1.1
used in speech to make what one says sound more polite or less certain
Transitive: to think that
Examples
Do you think it would be possible to turn down the volume a bit?
1.2
used in questions for showing one's surprise or anger
Examples
What do you think you're doing, driving so recklessly?
02
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
Examples
He couldn't think of a good answer to the question.
2.1
to recall something or have ideas or words come into one's mind
Intransitive: to think of sth
Examples
As soon as I walked into the room, I thought of my childhood home because it had a similar smell.
2.2
to adopt a certain mentality
Intransitive: to think in a specific manner
Examples
He thinks independently and does not conform to societal norms or expectations.
2.3
to imagine, expect, or intend something
Intransitive
Transitive: to think that
Examples
I never thought I'd be able to run a marathon, but I did it.
03
to have ideas, images, or words pass through the mind
Transitive: to think sth
Intransitive: to think about sth
Examples
I was just thinking how much I enjoy the walk here.
Think
01
an instance of deliberate thinking
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
thinks
Lexical Tree
overthink
rethink
thinker
think
