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    think
    [THiNGk]
    verb
    think (verb) · thinks (third person present) · thought (past tense) · thought (past participle) · thinking (present participle)
    1. have a particular opinion, belief, or idea about someone or something:
      "she thought that nothing would be the same again" · "it's thought he may have collapsed from shock" · "up to 300 people were thought to have died"
      • used in questions to express anger or surprise:
        "what do you think you're doing?"
      • (I think)
        used in speech to reduce the force of a statement or opinion, or to politely suggest or refuse something:
        "I thought we could go out for a meal"
    2. direct one's mind toward someone or something; use one's mind actively to form connected ideas:
      "he was thinking about Colin" · "Jack thought for a moment" · "any writer who so rarely produces a book is not thinking deep thoughts"
      • have a particular mental attitude or approach:
        "he thought like a general" · "one should always think positive"
      • (think to do something)
        have sufficient foresight or awareness to do something:
        "I hadn't thought to warn Rachel about him"
      • imagine (an actual or possible situation):
        "think of being paid a salary to hunt big game!" · "I never thought we'd raise so much money" · "I can't think where she's gone"
    noun
    think (noun) · thinks (plural noun)
    1. an act of thinking:
      "I went for a walk to have a think"
    Origin
    Old English thencan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German denken.
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    verb
    1. have a particular opinion, belief, or idea about someone or something:
      believe
      expect
      imagine
      anticipate
      surmise
      suppose
      conjecture
      guess
      fancy
      conclude
      determine
      reason
      opine
      ween
      deem
      judge
      hold
      reckon
      consider
      presume
      estimate
      be of the opinion
      have as one's opinion
      be of the view
      be under the impression
      regard as
      view as
      • direct one's mind toward someone or something; use one's mind actively to form connected ideas:
        ponder
        reflect
        deliberate
        meditate
        contemplate
        muse
        cogitate
        ruminate
        brood
        concentrate
        cudgel one's brains
        cerebrate
        be lost in thought
        be in a brown study
        rack one's brains
        Opposite:
        act
        leap into action
      noun
      1. an act of thinking:
        ponder
        muse
        spell/period of deliberation/reflection/contemplation
       
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    2. think on (someone or something) To contemplate, ruminate over, or reflect on something. I've been thinking on this issue all week, and I've come up with a few possible solutions.

      Think on - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

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      Think-on definition Meanings Sentences (archaic) To think about; to meditate concerning. verb 2 0 To think on is to continue to consider or ponder something. An example of think on is scientists persisting in trying to find alternative fuels that work.

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      think on (or upon) in American English Archaic to give thought or consideration to

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      think on verb To think about; to meditate concerning. How to pronounce think on?

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      think (up) on someone or something to contemplate someone or something; to muse or reflect on someone or something. (Upon is formal and less commonly used than on.)

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