think
• verb (past and past part. thought) 1 have a particular opinion, belief, or idea about someone or something. 2 direct one’s mind towards someone or something; use one’s mind actively to form connected ideas. 3 (think of/about) take into account or consideration. 4 (think of/about) consider the possibility or advantages of. 5 (think of) have a particular opinion of. 6 call something to mind; remember. • noun an act of thinking. — PHRASES think better of decide not to do (something) after reconsideration. think nothing (or little) of consider (an activity others regard as odd, wrong, or difficult) as straightforward or normal. think over consider carefully. think through consider every aspect of before taking action. think twice consider a course of action carefully before embarking on it. think up informal invent or devise. — DERIVATIVES thinkable adjective thinker noun. — ORIGIN Old English.
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