to think
∞
1.0
- verb
- /θɪŋk/
:
pensar
- Before making a choice, it's wise to think carefully about the consequences.
- think carefully
- a way of thinking
- think in terms of
So let's stop and think a little bit.
- So let's stop and think a little bit.
- We don't have to think much, if at all.
- But we just thought, do what Steven does.
- Well, yeah, it's like think in relative terms.
- I breathe and I think, OK, we disagree.
- It wasn't, I mean, I still had to think, but it was so easy.
Examples
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O First of all, just think about the number line here.
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I often think about the decisions I made in my career and how they shaped my life.
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I just sit here and think, why on earth?
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I was beginning to think there was no one at home.
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So let's stop and think a little bit.
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I really think it's worth looking at, Amy.
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We want to know what a journalist is thinking right now, this second.
Academic text (2011) -
I breathe and I think, OK, we disagree.
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Would it make our readers stop and think about what attracted them to their last great read?
Academic text (2011) -
It is easier than you think it really is.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To understand what something means
∞
1.0
Study something carefully to understand it or decide
∞
1.0
To give attention to something in your mind
∞
2.2
To think about something and find an answer or understand it
∞
1.1
To think carefully before making a decision
834
1.0
See someone or something in a certain way
265
3.9
To think carefully about something before making a decision
240
3.0
To remember something when making decisions or thinking about it
224
3.2
To think of a certain person, thing, or idea
186
4.8
To think deeply about something for a long time
134
4.3
Think carefully for a long time about something
120
4.0
To think carefully about something and what it means
105
3.2
To look at all the details and what may happen before you decide
84
4.7
To imagine something or think about it in a certain way
82
4.2
Think about an idea or possibility
63
7.3
To think quietly and deeply about life or ideas
48
3.2
To make up an idea, plan, or excuse
45
3.9
To plan something carefully before you do it
43
3.4
Remember something when you decide or think about it
36
4.7
Think carefully for a long time before making a decision
34
3.4
Able to use your mind without confusion to make good decisions
33
5.3
To imagine something as possible or real
29
3.9
To try to understand something difficult by thinking about it
19
4.0
To think carefully about something before deciding
10
7.6
To think carefully about something for a long time
8
3.0
To look at something carefully before deciding
6
4.3
To take time to put your ideas in order and calm down before you speak
6
4.4
Pause and think clearly before you speak or decide
3
8.5
To think carefully and deeply about something
1
4.1
To think carefully about something for a long time
1
7.7
To think carefully about your own thoughts and feelings
To think carefully and seriously about something
To think very carefully to find a new idea or solution
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
8
6.1
To answer or act quickly and clearly when something unexpected happens
- Informal
4
3.5
To pause and imagine how your words will affect others before you say them
2
9.9
Imagine a pleasant place to help you get through an unpleasant experience
- Informal
1
9.8
To be wrong about something and later be forced to change your mind
- Informal
To make decisions using feelings instead of careful thought
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
105
3.2
To look at all the details and what may happen before you decide
Compounds
76
4.1
A group of experts who study public problems and give advice to governments and others
- Literature
1
6.8
An article in a newspaper or magazine that gives opinions to start a discussion
How Deep
10
7.6
186
4.8
134
4.3
265
3.9
∞
1.0
∞
1.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
Think comes from an old English word thencan that meant 'to consider' and gave us the common word thought, so to think is to use your mind to consider something.