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Pronunciation
AHD|thÄ­ngk
IPA|/θɪ�k/
SAMPA|/<tt>TINk</tt>/
audio|en-us-think.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪ�k|-ɪ�k

Etymology 1
OE. þencan

Verb
en-verb|thinks|thinking|thought|thought

1. transitive to ponder, to go over in one's head

#:Idly, the detective thought what his next move should be.

1. intransitive To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.

#:I thought for three hours about the problem and still couldn�t find the solution.

1. intransitive to conceive of something or someone (usually followed by of or on)

#:I tend to think of her as rather ugly.

1. transitive To be of the opinion (that).

#:I think she is pretty, contrary to most people.

1. transitive To guess; to reckon.

#:I think she�ll pass the examination.

1. transitive To consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.

#:At the time I thought his adamant refusal to give in right.
#:I hope you won�t think me stupid if I ask you what that means.

Derived terms
badthink
doublethink
goodthink
not think
rethink
think about
thinker
thinko
think of
think over
think up
unthinkable

Related terms
thought
thunk

Synonyms
(communicate to oneself in one's mind): cogitate, ponder, reflect, ruminate
(be of the opinion (that)): opine
(guess, reckon): guess (US), imagine, reckon, suppose
(consider, judge, regard something as): consider, find, judge, regard

Translations

Slovak: myslieť
Spanish: t+|es|pensar
Swedish: t+|sv|tänka
Telugu: �ల��ి��� (aalochinchu)
Turkish: t+|tr|dü�ünmek
Urdu: t-|ur|س���ا|trso�na|scURchar|xs=Urdu
Vietnamese: t+|vi|nghĩ|xs=Vietnamese
Welsh: t-|cy|meddwl|xs=Welsh
Yiddish: �ר���ע� (trachten), �ענקע� (denken)
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Spanish: t+|es|pensar, t+|es|creer, t-|es|opinar
Swedish: t+|sv|tycka, t+|sv|anse
Turkish: t+|tr|sanmak
Urdu: t-|ur|س���ا|trso�na|scURchar|xs=Urdu
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Spanish: t-|es|suponer
Swedish: t+|sv|tro
Telugu: �హి��� (oohinchu)
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Swedish: t+|sv|tycka
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Translations to be checked

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ttbc|Chinese: � (xi�ng), 认为 (rènwéi), �索 (sīsu�), �� (k�olü), �象 (xi�ng xiàng), �� (d�suàn), �� (xi�ngyào)
ttbc|Ido: pensar
ttbc|Indonesian: pikir, pikir|berpikir, pikir|memikir, anggap|menganggap
ttbc|Interlingua: pensar
ttbc|Korean: ���� (saenggakhada)
ttbc|Latin: cogitare
ttbc|Malay: fikir, fikir|berfikir, fikir|memikir
ttbc|Mongolian: бодо� (bodoh)
ttbc|Persian: FAchar|�کر کرد�|��کر ک�رد�� (fekr kærdæn)
ttbc|Portuguese: pensar, achar
ttbc|Slovak: myslieť, myslieť si
ttbc|Slovene: misliti#Slovene|misliti
ttbc|Volapük: tikön

Etymology 2
From Old English þyncan.

Verb
think (obsolete except in archaic methinks)

1. intransitive To seem, to appear.

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