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think(verb)/θɪŋk/ /θɪŋk/Verb Forms- to have a particular idea or opinion about something/somebody; to believe something
SEE ALSO well thought of
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/well-thought-of - Do you really think (that) he'll win?
- I thought I heard a scream.
- I didn't think people were allowed to park here.
- Am I right in thinking that you used to live here?
- I think this is their house, but I'm not sure.
- He ought to resign, I think.
- That's my opinion, but you might think otherwise (= have a different opinion).
- We'll need about 20 chairs, I should think.
- I can't help thinking (that) things could have been different.
- It was once thought that the sun travelled around the earth.
- Well, I like it. What do you think?
- What did you think about the idea?
- What did you think of the film?
- ‘Is he any good?’ ‘I don't think so.’
- ‘Will we make it in time?’ ‘I think so.’
- I think it highly unlikely that I'll get the job.
- She thought him kind and generous.
- It was better than I thought possible.
- I thought it a good idea to go with him.
- He's thought to be one of the richest men in Europe.
- I think of this place as my home.
- She is thought of as a possible director.
Extra Examples- Do you think (that) they’ll come?
- I didn't think you liked sports.
- Did you honestly think I would agree to that?
- I personally think it's all been a lot of fuss over nothing.
- I'm inclined to think we've been a little harsh on her.
- I still don't know what he really thinks about it.
- to use your mind to consider something, to form connected ideas, to try to solve problems, etc.
- Are animals able to think?
- Let me think (= give me time before I answer).
- Stop and think for a moment before making any decisions.
- I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking (= said when you have upset or offended somebody accidentally).
- I can't tell you now—I'll have to think about it.
- The government needs to think carefully about the issues raised.
- All he ever thinks about is money.
- He was trying to think what to do.
Extra Examples- She had thought very deeply about this problem.
- He seemed to have lost the ability to think rationally.
- She thought long and hard before accepting his offer.
- Think about what you are going to do next.
- to have ideas, words or images in your mind
- You're very quiet. What are you thinking?
- I was just thinking what a long way it is.
- ‘I must be crazy,’ she thought.
- ‘What can I do now?’ he thought frantically.
- to form an idea of something; to imagine something
- We couldn't think where you'd gone.
- Just think how nice it would be to see them again.
- I hate to think what would have happened if we hadn't arrived.
- I like to think (that) he would help if I needed it.
- I can’t think (that) he would be so stupid.
- If I'm home late, my mother always thinks the worst.
- Just think—we'll be lying on the beach this time tomorrow.
- Try to think yourself into the role.
- to expect something
- I never thought (that) I’d see her again.
- The job took longer than we thought.
- You'd think she'd have been grateful for my help (= but she wasn't).
- I never thought you would carry out your threat.
- Who would have thought to find you here?
- to think in a particular way or on a particular subject
- Let's think positive.
- You need to think big (= aim to achieve a lot).
- If you want to make money, you've got to think money.
- used in questions to show that you are angry or surprised
- What do you think you're doing?
- used to make something you say sound less definite or more polite
- I thought we could go out tonight.
- Twenty guests are enough, I would have thought.
- Do you think you could open the window?
- ‘You've made a mistake.’ ‘I don't think so.’
- to intend something; to have a plan about something
- I think I'll go for a swim.
- I'm thinking in terms of about 70 guests at the wedding.
- to remember something; to have something come into your mind
- I didn't think (= it did not occur to me) to tell her.
- I can't think where I put the keys.
- to behave in a very confident way that annoys other people, for example by telling them what to do
- She was acting as if she owned the place.
- used when you suddenly remember something or realize that it might be important
- Come to think of it, he did mention seeing you.
- used to say that you and another person must both be very clever because you have had the same idea or agree about something
- used to say very strongly that you do not agree with something, or that something is not possible
- Me? Fail? I don't think so.
- used to draw attention to a fact that is not obvious or has not previously been mentioned
- It was a difficult situation, when you think about it.
- used to say that you hope or believe that something is true
- I like to think I'm broad-minded.
- I’d like to think that you were helping me because you wanted to, not because you felt you had to.
- that is what I expected or suspected
- ‘He said he'd forgotten.’ ‘I thought as much.’
- used when you are thinking or trying to remember something
- Now let me see—where did he say he lived?
- to consider it right or acceptable to do something; to decide or choose to do something
- You must do as you think fit (= but I don't agree with your decision).
- The newspaper did not see fit to publish my letter (= and I criticize it for that).
- to say or think bad things about somebody
- Don't speak ill of the dead.
- to consider a situation again and perhaps change your idea or intention
- You really should think again about that.
- to say what your thoughts are as you have them
- to have a higher opinion of somebody
- She has behaved appallingly—I must say I thought better of her.
- to decide not to do something after thinking further about it
SYNONYM reconsider
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/reconsider - Rosie was about to protest but thought better of it.
- to form your own opinions and make decisions without depending on others
- to say or think bad things about somebody
- I wouldn't want them to think ill of me.
- to consider an activity to be normal and not particularly unusual or difficult
- She thinks nothing of walking thirty miles a day.
- used as a polite response when somebody has said sorry to you or thanked you
- to be able to think and react to things very quickly and effectively without any preparation
- to think about something, or how to do something, in a way that is new, different or shows imagination
- to think in a clear or logical way
- The drugs were affecting her and she couldn't think straight.
- to think carefully before deciding to do something
- You should think twice about employing someone you've never met.
- to have a very good, poor, etc. opinion of somebody/something
- He thinks the world of his daughter.
- I don't think much of her idea.
- used to show that you are surprised or shocked by something
- To think that my mother wrote all those books and I never knew!
Word Origin- Old English thencan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German denken.
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