thinken

Verb

think (third-person singular simple present thinks, present participle thinking, simple past and past participle thought)

1. (transitive) To ponder, to go over in one's mind.
   • Idly, the detective thought what his next move should be.

   Synonyms:

   ponder

2. (transitive) To have (some statement) in one's mind; to say to oneself mentally.
   • "I should phone my mother," I thought.
3. (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.
4. (intransitive) To conceive of something or someone
   • I tend to think of her as rather ugly.
5. (transitive) To be of the opinion (that); to consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.
   • I don't think it worth complaining about the leak in the roof, is it?

   Synonyms:

   have opinion, deem

6. (transitive) To guess; to reckon; to believe while admittedly being uncertain.
   • We should/would have thought she could've washed her hands before, at least.

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