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• do you think (that) they’ll come?
• i thought i heard a scream.
• i didn't think you liked sports.
• am i right in thinking that you used to live here?

think

1. to have a particular idea or opinion about something/somebody; to believe something
• Do you think (that) they’ll come?
• I thought I heard a scream.
• I didn't think you liked sports.
• 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.
• We'll need about 20 chairs, I should think.
• It was once thought that the sun travelled around the earth.
• What did you think about the idea?
• Well, I like it. What do you think?
• ‘Will we make it in time?’ ‘I think so.’
• ‘Is he any good?’ ‘I don't think so.’
• I think it highly unlikely that I'll get the job.
• She thought him kind and generous.
• He's thought to be one of the richest men in Europe.
• Do you think (that) they’ll come?
• Well, I like it. What do you think?
• Police believe (that) the man may be armed.
• Police believe…
• I think…
• We all felt (that) we were unlucky to lose.
• I reckon (that) I’m going to get that job.
• I was under the impression that the work had already been completed.
• I would say it’s OK in the city, but not in the country. What do you think?
• My feeling is that we could improve our performance. Do you agree with that?
• What would you say if we waited another month?
• What about you? Do you cycle?
• Which place do you think is more dangerous?
• The traffic’s going faster there, isn't it?/don't you think?
• Would you say that traffic's going faster there?
• So this would be a better option, right?
• I think it's likely that these people know each other.
• I imagine she's his wife.
• They might/may/could be related.
• I would think/imagine/guess they've been waiting for some time.
• I guess that the car has broken down.
• I think this has probably happened before.
• It looks to me as though the woman is very angry.
• Perhaps/Probably/Possibly/It may be that/Maybe there has been an accident.
• Photography is, according to Vidal, the art form of untalented people.
• For Vidal, photography is the art form of untalented people.
• His view is that photography is not art but merely the mechanical reproduction of images.
• Smith takes the view that photography is both an art and a science.
• In Brown’s view, photography should be treated as a legitimate art in its own right.
• James is of the opinion that a good painter can always be a good photographer if he or she so decides.
• Emerson believed that a photograph should only reflect what the human eye can see.
• In my opinion, everyone should have some understanding of science.
• Everyone should, in my opinion, have some understanding of science.
• It seems to me that many people in this country have a poor understanding of science.
• This is, in my view, the result of a failure of the scientific community to get its message across.
• Another reason why so many people have such a poor understanding of science is, I believe, the lack of adequate funding for science in schools.
• Smith argues that science is separate from culture. My own view is that science belongs with literature, art, philosophy and religion as an integral part of our culture.
• In this writer’s opinion, the more the public know about science, the less they will fear and distrust it.
2. 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).
• I can't tell you now—I'll have to think about it.
• She had thought very deeply about this problem.
• All he ever thinks about is money.
• I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking (= said when you have upset or offended somebody accidentally).
• He was trying to think what to do.
3. 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.
4. 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 can’t think (that) he would be so stupid.
• Just think—we'll be lying on the beach this time tomorrow.
• If I'm late home, my mother always thinks the worst.
• Try to think yourself into the role.
• The house was just as she had imagined it.
• We couldn’t think where you’d gone.
• Just think—this time tomorrow we’ll be lying on a beach.
• I can’t see her changing her mind.
• His colleagues see him as a future director.
• I don’t envisage working with him again.
• They envision an equal society, free from poverty and disease.
• I don’t envision working with him again.
5. 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).
• Who would have thought to find you here?
6. 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.
7. used in questions to show that you are angry or surprised
• What do you think you're doing?
8. 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.’
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. to behave in a very confident way that annoys other people, for example by telling them what to do
12. used when you suddenly remember something or realize that it might be important
• Come to think of it, he did mention seeing you.
13. used to say that you and another person must both be very clever because you have had the same idea or agree about something
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. 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.
17. that is what I expected or suspected
• ‘He said he'd forgotten.’ ‘I thought as much.’
18. used when you are thinking or trying to remember something
• Now let me see—where did he say he lived?
19. 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).
20. to say or think bad things about somebody
• Don't speak ill of the dead.
21. to consider a situation again and perhaps change your idea or intention
22. to say what your thoughts are as you have them
23. to have a higher opinion of somebody
• She has behaved appallingly—I must say I thought better of her.
24. to decide not to do something after thinking further about it
• synonym reconsider
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• Rosie was about to protest but thought better of it.
25. used as a polite response when somebody has said sorry to you or thanked you
26. to consider an activity to be normal and not particularly unusual or difficult
• She thinks nothing of walking thirty miles a day.
27. to be able to think and react to things very quickly and effectively without any preparation
28. to think about something, or how to do something, in a way that is new, different or shows imagination
29. to think in a clear or logical way
30. to think carefully before deciding to do something
• You should think twice about employing someone you've never met.
31. 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.
32. used to show that you are surprised or shocked by something
• To think that my mother wrote all those books and I never knew!

Extra Examples

• Did you honestly think I would agree to that?
• He seemed to have lost the ability to think rationally.
• I hate to think what would have happened if we hadn’t arrived.
• I never thought you would carry out your threat.
• I often think of Jane.
• I personally think it’s all been a lot of fuss over nothing.
• I still don’t know what he really thinks about it.
• I suddenly thought of a way I could help.
• I’m inclined to think we’ve been a little harsh on her.
• She thought long and hard before accepting his offer.
• That’s my opinion, but you might think otherwise.
• The drugs were affecting her and she couldn’t think straight.
• Think about what you are going to do next.
• What can I do now? he thought frantically.
• What did you think of the film?
• You need to think big if you want to run this business.
• You really should think again about that.
• ‘Is he any good?’ ‘I don’t think so.’
• ‘Will we make it in time?’ ‘I think so.’
• Am I right in thinking that you used to live here?
• Do you think (that) they’ll come?
• He’s thought to be one of the richest men in Europe.
• I can’t tell you now—I’ll have to think about it.
• I can’t think (that) he would be so stupid.
• I didn’t think you liked sports.
• I never thought (that) I’d see her again.
• I think it highly unlikely that I’ll get the job.
• I think this is their house, but I’m not sure.
• I’m sorry, I wasn’t thinking.
• It was once thought that the sun travelled around the earth.
• Just think —this time tomorrow we’ll be lying on a beach.
• Let me think.
• We couldn’t think where you’d gone.
• We’ll need about 20 chairs, I should think.
• Well, I like it. What do you think?
• You’d think she’d have been grateful for my help.
• You’re very quiet. What are you thinking?

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they think
• he / she / it thinks
• past simple thought
• past participle thought
• -ing form thinking

Word Origin

• Old English thencan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German denken.