thynke
thynke is the obsolete spelling of think.
Meaning of think
Verb
think (third-person singular simple present thinks, present participle thinking, simple past and past participle thought)
- To ponder, to go over in one's mind.
- Idly, the detective thought what his next move should be.
- Synonyms:
- ponder
- To have (some statement) in one's mind; to say to oneself mentally.
- "I should phone my mother," I thought.
- 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.
- To conceive of something or someone
- I tend to think of her as rather ugly.
- 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
- To guess; to reckon; to believe while admittedly being uncertain.
- We should/would have thought she could've washed her hands before, at least.
Questions about thynke
- What is thynke the obsolete spelling of?
- Thynke is the obsolete spelling of think.
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