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think

(thĭngk)
v. thought (thôt), think·ing, thinks
v.tr.
1. To have or formulate in the mind: Think the happiest thought you can think.
2.
a. To reason about or reflect on; ponder: Think how complex language is. Think the matter through.
b. To decide by reasoning, reflection, or pondering: thinking what to do.
3.
a. To judge or regard; look upon: I think it only fair.
b. To believe; suppose: always thought he was right.
4.
a. To expect; hope: They thought she'd arrive early.
b. To intend: She thinks to defeat the incumbent in the election.
5.
a. To call to mind; remember: I can't think what her name was.
b. To visualize; imagine: Think what a scene it will be at the reunion.
c. To devise or evolve; invent: thought up a plan to get rich quick.
6. To bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation: He thought himself into a panic over the impending examination.
7. To concentrate one's thoughts on; keep as a point of focus: Think victory.
v.intr.
1. To exercise the power of reason, as by conceiving ideas, drawing inferences, and using judgment: My cold made it difficult to think.
2. To consider or weigh an idea: They are thinking about moving.
3.
a. To bring a thought to mind by using the imagination: No one before had thought of bifocal glasses.
b. To recall a thought or an image to mind: She thought of her childhood when she saw the movie.
4. To have a belief, supposition, or opinion: He thinks of himself as a wit. It's later than you think.
5. To have care or consideration: Think first of the ones you love.
6. To use the mind in a certain way: He thinks just like you do—always worrying.
adj. Informal
Requiring much thought to create or assimilate: a think book.
n.
The act or an instance of deliberate or extended thinking; a meditation.
Idioms:
come to think of it Informal
When one considers the matter; on reflection: Come to think of it, that road back there was the one we were supposed to take.
think aloud/out loud
To speak one's thoughts audibly.
think better of
To change one's mind about; reconsider.
think big
To plan ambitiously or on a grand scale.
think little of
To regard as inferior; have a poor opinion of.
think nothing of
To give little consideration to; regard as routine or usual: thought nothing of a 50-mile trip every day.
think twice
To weigh something carefully: I'd think twice before spending all that money on clothes.
[Middle English thenken, from Old English thencan; see tong- in Indo-European roots.]
Synonyms: think, cerebrate, cogitate, reason, reflect
These verbs mean to use the powers of the mind, as in conceiving ideas or drawing inferences: thought before answering; sat in front of the fire cerebrating; cogitates about business problems; reasons clearly; took time to reflect before deciding.
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Verb 1. think twice - consider and reconsider carefully; "Think twice before you have a child"
deliberate, moot, debate, consider, turn over - think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"
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Translations
يُفَكِّرُ مَرَّتَيْن
dobře si rozvážit
hugsa sig tvisvar um
pensar duas vezes
çok dikkatlice düşünmek

think

(θiŋk) – past tense, past participle thought (θoːt) – verb
1. (often with about) to have or form ideas in one's mind. Can babies think?; I was thinking about my mother. dink يُفَكِّر мисля pensar myslet denken tænke σκέφτομαι pensar mõtlema فکر کردن ajatella penser לַחשוֹב सोचना misliti, razmišljati gondol(kodik) berpikir hugsa pensare 考える 생각하다 galvoti domāt berfikir denken tenke, forestille seg myśleć pensar a (se) gândi (la) думать myslieť misliti razmišljati tänka พิจารณาเกี่ยวกับ düşünmek 想 думати سوچنا nghĩ về 想
2. to have or form opinions in one's mind; to believe. He thinks (that) the world is flat; What do you think of his poem?; What do you think about his suggestion?; He thought me very stupid. dink aan, meen, beskou يعْتَبِر، يَكون لَه رأي، يَعْتَقِد мисля achar myslet, domnívat se halten für/von tro; synes; anse for νομίζω, θεωρώ pensar, creer arvama, uskuma, pidama (millekski, kellekski) پنداشتن؛ خیال کردن luulla, arvella, uskoa penser לַחשוֹב कल्पना करना misliti, smatrati vél, gondol berpendapat álíta, telja, finnast pensare 思う (~이라고) 생각하다 galvoti, manyti, laikyti domāt; uzskatīt percaya vinden tro, mene, finne, synes sądzić, uważać achar a crede, a considera думать; полагать myslieť misliti smatrati tro, anse, tycka มีความคิดเห็น inanmak, sanmak, ... olduğunu düşünmek 認為 думати; вважати رائے رکھنا، يقين رکھنا nghĩ rằng, tin rằng 认为
3. to intend or plan (to do something), usually without making a final decision. I must think what to do; I was thinking of/about going to London next week. oorweeg يُفَكِّر في، يُخَطِّط، يَنْوي мисля pensar přemýšlet, uvažovat überlegen overveje σκέφτομαι να, σκοπεύω pensar mõtlema, kaaluma در نظر داشتن؛ اندیشه کردن miettiä, ajatella penser/réfléchir (à) לַחשוֹב मनन करना smišljati, namjeravati gondolkodik; meggondol memikirkan íhuga, hugsa um pensare 考える 의도, 계획하다 (ap)svarstyti, ketinti apdomāt; apsvērt; pārdomāt bercadang erover nadenken tenke på/ut zastanawiać się pensar a (se) gândi думать; предполагать rozmýšľať razmisliti razmisliti fundera ตั้งใจ düşünmek, niyet etmek 打算 обдумувати منصوبہ بنانا، نيت کرنا dự định làm gì 打算
4. to imagine or expect. I never thought to see you again; Little did he think that I would be there as well. dink, geweet يَتَخَيَّل، يَتَوَقَّع замислям се pensar čekat denken forvente πιστεύω, φαντάζομαι pensar, imaginar, esperarse kujutama, lootma تصور کردن kuvitella penser לְשַעֵר सोचना, विचारना, समझना, सोच विचार के द्वारा किसी विशिष्ट स्थिति को पहुंचना, सोचना-समझना misliti, očekivati képzel mengira ímynda sér, eiga von á pensare 思う 상상, 예상하다 tikėtis []gaidīt; cerēt terfikir; berharap verwachten tro spodziewać się pensar a se aştepta (să) ожидать čakať misliti misliti tro, ana คิด düşünmek, aklına gelmek 想像 чекати; уявляти تصور کرنا hình dung, mong đợi 想象
noun
the act of thinking. Go and have a think about it. oordenking تَفْكير мислене reflexão přemýšlení der Gedanke det at tænke på noget σκέψη reflexión, pensamiento, mõtlemine فکر؛ تامل ajattelu pensée, réflexion מחשבה सोच razmišljanje gondolkodás pemikiran hugsun, hugleiðing pensiero, pensata 考え 생각 apmąstymas []domāšana; apsvēršana fikirkan nadenken det å tenke på noe myśl reflexão gândire размышление premýšľanie premišljevanje razmišljanje funderare การคิด düşünme 想 роздуми; міркування سوچ، غور و فکر sự nghĩ, ý nghĩ 想
ˈthinker noun
a person who thinks, especially deeply and constructively. He's one of the world's great thinkers. dinker, denker مُفَكِّر мислител pensador myslitel der/die Denker(in) tænker στοχαστής pensador mõtleja متفکر؛ اندیشمند ajattelija penseur/-euse הוגה דעות सोचने वाला mislilac gondolkodó pemikir hugsuður pensatore, pensatrice 思想家 사색가 mąstytojas domātājs ahli fikir denker tenker myśliciel pensador gânditor мыслитель mysliteľ mislec mislilac tänkare นักคิด düşünür 思想家 мислитель, філософ مفکر người nghĩ 思想家
-thought-out
planned. a well-thought-out campaign. beplande مُخَطَّط لَه обмислен planejado připravený, vypracovaný ...überlegt -gennemtænkt προσχεδιασμένος planeado, concebido, pensado läbimõeldud طراحی شده suunniteltu préparé, élaboré מְתוּכנַן सावधानीपूर्वक विचार करना promišljen kitervelt terencana úthugsaður meditato -に計画された 여러모로 깊이 생각한 apgalvotas pārdomāts; plānots telah dirancang doordacht gjennomtenkt, uttenkt ... pomyślany planejado elaborat, pregătit продуманный pripravený, vypracovaný premišljen osmišljen uttänkt ไตร่ตรองมาก ... düşünülmüş ... 經過慎重考慮的 продуманий до кінця منصوبہ بندي کرنا có kế hoạch 经过慎重考虑的
think better of
1. to think again and decide not to; to reconsider. He was going to ask for more money, but he thought better of it. heroorweeg, dink weer يُراجِعُ تَفْكيرَه، يُغَيِّر رأيَه променям мнението си pensar melhor em rozmyslet si sich eines Besseren besinnen komme på bedre tanker ξανασκέφτομαι κτ. pensárselo mejor, repensarse algo ümber mõtlema تجدید نظر کردن tulla toisiin ajatuksiin se raviser לְהִתחַרֵט छोड़ देना predomisliti se meggondolja magát membatalkan hugsa sig um ripensarci 考え直す (~을) 고쳐 생각하다 apsigalvoti pārdomāt, mainīt domas tdk jadi zich bedenken tenke seg om, ombestemme seg rozmyślić się pensar melhor em a se răz­gândi передумать rozmyslieť si premisliti si razmisliti dobro tänka om เปลี่ยนใจที่จะไม่ทําบางสิ่งบางอย่าง vazgeçmek 改變主意 передумати دوبارہ نہ کرنے کا فيصلہ کرنا xem xét lại 改变主意
2. to think that (someone) could not be so bad etc. I thought better of you than to suppose you would do that. herbeskou, heraanskou يَكون لَدَيْه فِكْرَة جَيِّدَه عن мисля някого за по-добър julgar alguém mít lepší mínění o eine bessere Meinung haben von have højere tanker om δεν έχω κπ. ικανό για κτ., δεν περιμένω τέτοια συμπεριφορά από κπ. tener mejor opinión/concepto de alguien (kedagi) paremaks pidama عقیده بهتری داشتن olla parempi käsitys avec une meilleure opinion de qqn לְשָנוֹת אֶת הַדֵעָה मन बदलना imati povoljnije mišljenje o komu nem gondoltam volna rólad ... menilai lebih baik hafa (meira) álit á e-m (cambiare parere) 見直す (남을) 다시 보다 būti geresnės nuomonės apie būt labākās domās ingat kamu tidak sejahat itu meer verwachten van ha en bedre oppfatning av spodziewać się czegoś więcej po julgar alguém a-şi schimba părerea despre быть лучшего мнения о (ком-л.) mať lepšiu mienku o imeti ugodnejše mnenje o imati bolje mišljenje ha högre tankar än så om คิดว่าบางคนไม่สามารถที่จะได้เลวได้ขนาดนั้น fikrini değiştirmek 對...有更高的評價 мати кращу думку про کسي کے بارے ميں سوچنا کہ وہ اتنا گيا گذرا نہيں ہوگا nghĩ rằng ai đó sẽ tốt hơn 对...有更高的评价
think highly/well/badly etc of
to have a good, or bad, opinion of. She thought highly of him and his poetry. 'n goeie dunk hê يُقَدِّر، يَكون لَدَيْهِ رأي عن имам добро/лошо мнение за ter boa (má) opinião de mít vysoké/dobré/špatné mínění viel, etwas, wenig halten von have høje tanker om έχω σε μεγάλη εκτίμηση tener en mucho/poco a alguien, tener muy buena/mala opinión de alguien hindama, alahindama نظر خوب یا بد نسبت به چیزی داشتن olla hyvä, huono mielikuva jstk avoir une bonne opinion, une mauvaise opinion לְהַעֲרִיך מְאוֹד के बारे में अच्छा विचार रखना imati kakvo mišljenje o komu ili čemu becsül vkit; nem becsül vkit menghargai meta (mikils) (avere una buona/cattiva opinione di) 〜をよく[]思う 높이 평가하다 būti geros/blogos nuomonės apie būt labās/augstās/sliktās domās par memuji, mencaci veel ophebben met ha høye tanker om, synes godt/dårlig om mieć dobrą, złą opinię o ter boa (má) opinião de a avea o părere bună/proastă (despre) быть высокого, хорошего, дурного мнения о mať vysokú / dobrú / zlú mienku o imeti dobro/slabo mnenje o visoko ceniti ha höga tankar om/inte ha några höga tankar om ชมเชย; ดูหมิ่น beğenmek, takdir etmek 認為...好(不好) гарно (добре, погано) думати про کسي کے سلسلے ميں رائے رکھنا nghĩ tốt hoặc xấu về ai 认为...好(不好)
think little of / not think much of
to have a very low opinion of. He didn't think much of what I had done; He thought little of my work. 'n lae dunk hê يَكون لَدَيْه رأي سَيِّء عن имам лошо мнение за ter má opinião de nemít valné mínění o wenig halten von ikke have høje tanker δεν έχω σε μεγάλη εκτίμηση tener en poco a alguien, tener mal concepto/mala opinión de alguien (millestki) mitte pidama, halvustama اهمیت ندادن väheksyä ne pas avoir une bonne opinion de לא לְהַחשִיב के बारे में अच्छा विचार रखना ne cijeniti mnogo kevésre becsül meremehkan hafa lítið álit á (tenere in scarsa considerazione) 軽視する 경시하다 būti nepergeriausios nuomonės apie, nevertinti zemu vērtēt; nevērtēt tidak menghargai weinig ophebben met ikke ha høye tanker om, ikke verdsette mieć nie najlepsze zdanie o ter má opinião de a avea o părere proastă despre ни во что не ставить nemať dobrú mienku o ne ceniti malo ceniti inte ge mycket för ไม่ได้นึกถึง beğenmemek 認為...沒價值 не дуже добре думати про سطحي رائے رکھنا đánh giá thấp 认为...没有什么了不起
think of
1. to remember to do (something); to keep in one's mind; to consider. You always think of everything!; Have you thought of the cost involved? dink, onthou, oorweeg يَتَذَكَّر، يُفَكِّر في мисля за pensar em myslet na denken an tænke på σκέφτομαι, λαμβάνω υπόψη pensar en; tener en cuenta meeles pidama, mõtlema در نظر گرفتن ajatella penser à לַחֲשוֹב עַל बारे में विचार करना misliti na što gondol (vkire, vmire) mempertimbangkan hugsa um/út í; muna pensare a 考えにいれる 고려하다 pagalvoti apie iedomāties; paturēt prātā; pievērst uzmanību mempertimbangkan denken aan huske på pomyśleć o czymś pensar em a se gândi la помнить; учитывать myslieť na pomisliti na misliti tänka på พิจารณา aklında olmak, düşünmek 考慮 пам'ятати ياد رکھنا، ذہن نشين کرنا nhớ phải làm gì, xem xét 考虑
2. to remember. I couldn't think of her name when I met her at the party. onthou يَتَذَكَّر сещам се lembrar vzpomenout si sich besinnen komme i tanke om θυμάμαι recordar, acordarse de meelde tuletama بخاطر آوردن muistaa se rappeler de לִזכוֹר बारे में विचार करना prisjetiti se emlékszik vmire, eszébe jut mengingat muna ricordarsi 思い出す 기억하다 prisiminti atcerēties mengingati herinneren huske pamiętać, przypominać lembrar a-şi aminti припоминать spomenúť si spomniti se setiti se komma på จําได้ hatırlamak 想(起) згадати ياد کرنا nhớ ra 想(起)
3. (with would, ~should, ~not, ~never etc) to be willing to do (something). I would never think of being rude to her; He couldn't think of leaving her. oorweeg يَكونُ مُسْتَعِدّا възнамерявам nem pensar em pomyslet na sich vorstellen forestille sig μου περνά από το μυαλό pensar, pasársele a uno por la cabeza tahtma, soovima قصد داشتن tulla mieleen songer à לַחֲשוֹב עַל बारे में विचार करना htjeti, biti voljan el se tudnám képzelni tidak akan hugsa sér pensare 〜するつもりがある 예상하다 (kam) į galvą ateiti (ką nors daryti) (nespēt) iedomāties; pat prātā nevar ienākt sanggup zich voorstellen finne/komme på wyobrażać sobie nem pensar em a-i trece prin minte (никогда) и мысли не было pomyslieť na misliti si pomisliti [jag skulle] aldrig ens tänka på [att vara oförskämd mot henne,] [han kunde inte] tänka sig [att lämna henne] ไม่ได้ตั้งใจ düşünmek, istekli olmak 想法 спасти на думку چاہنا sẵn sàng làm điều gì đó 想法
think out
to plan; to work out in the mind. He thought out the whole operation. beplan يُخَطِّط планирам refletir vymyslet ausdenken udtænke σχεδιάζω, καταστρώνω planear, idear, tramar läbi mõtlema مورد بررسی دقیق قرار دادن suunnitella planifier לְתַכנֵן ध्यान से विचार करना smisliti, domisliti se kigondol merencanakan úthugsa, áætla meditare 考え出す (~을) 생각해 내다 apgalvoti izplānot; izdomāt merancang overdenken tenke/pønske ut zaplanować reflectir a plănui продумывать vymyslieť zamisliti si osmisliti tänka (fundera) ut ออกแบบ planlamak 設計出 продумати منصوبہ بندي کرنا lên kế hoạch 设计出
think over
to think carefully about; to consider all aspects of (an action, decision etc). He thought it over, and decided not to go. oordink يُفَكِّر بالأمْر من كُل نواحيه обмислям reconsiderar rozvážit si durch den Kopf gehen lassen gennemtænke καλοσκέφτομαι reflexionar järele mõtlema مورد تفکر مجدد قرار دادن؛ تمام جوانب را در نظر گرفتن harkita bien réfléchir (à) לִשקוֹל अच्छी तरह विचार करना dobro promisliti, razmisliti megfontol mempertimbangkan íhuga, hugleiða riflettere よく考える 숙고하다 pergalvoti rūpīgi apdomāt memikirkan masak-masak nadenken over tenke over/gjennom przemyśleć reconsiderar a chibzui bine тщательно обдумывать zvážiť (si), rozmyslieť (si) premisliti ponovo razmisliti tänka över ใคร่ครวญอย่างละเอียด iyice düşünüp taşınmak 思索 обдумати غور و فکر کرنا suy nghĩ kỹ 思索
think twice (often with about)
to hesitate before doing (something); to decide not to do (something one was intending to do). I would think twice about going, if I were you. dink weer يُفَكِّرُ مَرَّتَيْن премислям reconsiderar dobře si rozvážit sich etwas zweimal überlegen tænke sig om en ekstra gang ξανασκέφτομαι, διστάζω pensárselo dos veces mitu korda läbi kaaluma مداقه کردن miettiä vielä kerran y regarder à deux fois avant de לְהַסֵס विचार करना, ग़ौर करना prije dobro promisliti kétszer is meggondolom ... ragu-ragu hugsa sig tvisvar um (pensarci su due volte) ためらう 재고하다. 숙고하다 gerai pagalvoti (vēlreiz) rūpīgi apdomāt berfikir dua kali er goed over nadenken tenke seg om dobrze się zastanowić reconsiderar a se mai gândi o dată дважды подумать dobre si rozmyslieť dvakrat premisliti razmisliti dobro tänka sig för [två gånger] คิดให้ถี่ถ้วนก่อนทําบางอย่าง çok dikkatlice düşünmek 重新考慮 добре обдумати ہچکچانا đắn đo, suy nghĩ trước khi làm gì 重新考虑
think up
to invent; to devise. He thought up a new process. beplan, beraam, uitdink يَبْتَكِر، يَخْتَرِع измислям inventar vymyslet sich ausdenken udtænke επινοώ inventar; concebir leiutama ابداع کردن keksiä inventer לְהַמצִיא ईजाद करना, गढ़ना izmisliti, izumiti kiagyal menciptakan upphugsa, finna upp á inventare 考え出す 발명하다, 생각해 내다 sugalvoti izdomāt; izgudrot mencipta ontwerpen tenke ut; finne opp wymyślić inventar a inventa придумывать vymyslieť izmisliti si izmisliti tänka ut, hitta på ประดิษฐ์ düşünüp bulmak, icat etmek 發明 вигадати ايجاد کرنا phát minh 发明
think the world of
to be very fond of. He thinks the world of his wife. is baie lief vir يُغْرَمُ много харесвам admirar muito zbožňovat vernarrt sein in have høje tanker om; være meget glad for λατρεύω adorar, tener en grande estima (kellestki, millestki) sissevõetud olema بسیار دوست داشتن pitää valtavasti adorer לֶאֱהוֹב/לְהַעֲרִיץ מְאוֹד बहुत चाहना obožavati, jako voljeti odáig van vkiért sangat menyayangi þykja mjög vænt um adorare 愛する 몹시 좋아한다 dievinti dievināt sangat menyayangi hoog aanslaan ha høye tanker om uwielbiać admirar muito a adora дважды ценить zbožňovať v zvezde kovati izuzetno voleti avguda, uppskatta enormt ชอบมาก bayılmak, hayran olmak 十分重要 дуже гарно думати про دلدادہ ہونا rất yêu 十分重要
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