Definition of think

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think    (thngk) KEY 

VERB:
thought  (thôt) KEY , think·ing, thinks
VERB:
tr.

1. To have or formulate in the mind.
2. 1. To reason about or reflect on; ponder: Think how complex language is. Think the matter through.
   2. To decide by reasoning, reflection, or pondering: thinking what to do.
3. To judge or regard; look upon: I think it only fair.
4. To believe; suppose: always thought he was right.
5. 1. To expect; hope: They thought she'd arrive early.
   2. To intend: They thought they'd take their time.
6. To call to mind; remember: I can't think what her name was.
7. To visualize; imagine: Think what a scene it will be at the reunion.
8. To devise or evolve; invent: thought up a plan to get rich quick.
9. To bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation: He thought himself into a panic over the impending examination.
10. To concentrate one's thoughts on: "Think languor" (Diana Vreeland).

VERB:
intr.

1. To exercise the power of reason, as by conceiving ideas, drawing inferences, and using judgment.
2. To weigh or consider an idea: They are thinking about moving.
3. 1. To bring a thought to mind by imagination or invention: No one before had thought of bifocal glasses.
   2. To recall a thought or an image to mind: She thought of her childhood when she saw the movie.
4. To believe; suppose: He thinks of himself as a wit. It's later than you think.
5. To have care or consideration: Think first of the ones you love.
6. To dispose the mind in a given way: Do you think so?

ADJECTIVE:
Informal

Requiring much thought to create or assimilate: a think book.

NOUN:

The act or an instance of deliberate or extended thinking; a meditation.

IDIOMS:
come to think of it Informal

When one considers the matter; on reflection: Come to think of it, that road back there was the one we were supposed to take.

think aloud/out loud

To speak one's thoughts audibly.

think better of

To change one's mind about; reconsider

think big

To plan ambitiously or on a grand scale.

think little of

To regard as inferior; have a poor opinion of.

think nothing of

To give little consideration to; regard as routine or usual: thought nothing of a 50-mile trip every day.

think twice

To weigh something carefully: I'd think twice before spending all that money on clothes.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English thenken, from Old English thencan; see tong- in Indo-European roots

SYNONYMS:
think, cerebrate, cogitate, reason, reflect, speculate

These verbs mean to use the powers of the mind, as in conceiving ideas or drawing inferences: thought before answering; sat in front of the fire cerebrating; cogitates about business problems; reasons clearly; took time to reflect before deciding; speculates on what will happen.