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thinks

/θɪŋks/

thinks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of think.

thinks is the plural of think.

Meaning of think

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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Phrases with thinks

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Words that rhyme with thinks

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Questions about thinks

What is thinks the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Thinks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of think.
How do you pronounce thinks?
Thinks is pronounced /θɪŋks/.

Words near thinks in the dictionary

  1. thinkoed
  2. thinkoing
  3. thinkos
  4. thinkpiece
  5. thinkpieces
  6. thinks
  7. thinks about
  8. thinks all one's Christmases have come at once
  9. thinks aloud
  10. thinks back
  11. thinks big

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