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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Verb 1.2.1.1 Derived terms 1.2.1.2 Related terms 1.2.1.3 Synonyms 1.2.1.4 Translations 1.2.1.4.1 Translations to be checked 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Verb

[ English

Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg.
work	too	every	#129: think	life	went	back

[ Pronunciation

• enPR: thĭngk, IPA: /θɪŋk/, SAMPA: /TINk/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -ɪŋk

[ Etymology 1

Old English þencan

[ Verb

Infinitive to think

Third person singular thinks

Simple past thought

Past participle thought

Present participle thinking

to 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 head

   Idly, the detective thought what his next move should be.

2. (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.

3. (intransitive) to conceive of something or someone (usually followed by of or on)

   I tend to think of her as rather ugly.

4. (transitive) To be of the opinion (that).

   I think she is pretty, contrary to most people.

5. (transitive) To guess; to reckon.

   I think she’ll pass the examination.

6. (transitive) To consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.

   At the time I thought his adamant refusal to give in right.

   I hope you won’t think me stupid if I ask you what that means.

[ Derived terms

• badthink
• doublethink
• goodthink
• not think
• rethink
• think about
• thinker
• thinko
• think of
• think over
• think up
• unthinkable

[ Related terms

• thought
• thunk

[ Synonyms

• (communicate to oneself in one's mind): cogitate, ponder, reflect, ruminate
• (be of the opinion (that)): opine
• (guess, reckon): guess (US), imagine, reckon, suppose
• (consider, judge, regard something as): consider, find, judge, regard

[ Translations

communicate to oneself in one’s mind

Arabic: فكر (fákkara) Bosnian: misliti bs(bs) Chinese: 想 (xiǎng) Croatian: misliti hr(hr) Czech: přemýšlet Dutch: denken nl(nl) Esperanto: pensi eo(eo) Finnish: ajatella fi(fi) French: penser fr(fr), réfléchir fr(fr) German: denken de(de) Hebrew: לחשוב (lahashov) Hindi: सोचना (soćnā) Hungarian: gondolni Icelandic: hugsa is(is) Italian: pensare it(it), riflettere it(it) Japanese: 考える ja(ja) (kangaeru), 思考する ja(ja) (shikō suru), 思索する ja(ja) (shisaku suru) Korean: 생각하다 (saenggakhada) Kurdish: fikirîn, hizirîn, ramîn, pûnijîn, بیرکردن Latin: cogitare la(la)

Lower Sorbian: mysliś Norwegian: tenke Persian: فِکر کَردَن (fekr kærdæn) Polish: myśleć pl(pl) Portuguese: pensar pt(pt) Romanian: gândi ro(ro), cugeta ro(ro) Russian: думать (dúmat’) Scottish Gaelic: smaoinich Serbian: Cyrillic: мислити Roman: misliti Slovak: myslieť Spanish: pensar es(es) Swedish: tänka sv(sv) Telugu: ఆలోచించు (aalochinchu) Turkish: düşünmek tr(tr) Urdu: سوچنا ur(ur) (sočna) Vietnamese: nghĩ vi(vi) Welsh: meddwl cy(cy) Yiddish: טראכטען (trachten), דענקען (denken)

be of the opinion that

Bosnian: misliti bs(bs) Croatian: misliti hr(hr) Czech: myslet cs(cs) Dutch: vinden nl(nl) Finnish: luulla, olla mielipiteenä French: penser fr(fr) German: denken, finden (esp. Switzerland) Hindi: सोचना (soćnā) Icelandic: finnast is(is) Italian: pensare it(it) Japanese: 考える ja(ja) (kangaeru), 意図する ja(ja) (ito suru) Kurdish: bawer kirin, texmîn kirin, fikirîn, hizirîn, pûnijîn, ramîn Lower Sorbian: mysliś

Norwegian: synes Polish: myśleć pl(pl) Portuguese: pensar pt(pt), achar pt(pt) Romanian: gândi ro(ro) Russian: думать (dúmat’), полагать (polagát’) Serbian: Cyrillic: мислити Roman: misliti Spanish: pensar es(es), creer es(es), opinar es(es) Swedish: tycka sv(sv), anse sv(sv) Turkish: sanmak tr(tr) Urdu: سوچنا ur(ur) (sočna)

guess, reckon

Bosnian: misliti bs(bs) Croatian: misliti hr(hr) Czech: myslet cs(cs) Dutch: denken nl(nl), geloven nl(nl) Finnish: luulla fi(fi), arvella fi(fi) French: penser fr(fr), supposer fr(fr) German: denken de(de), glauben de(de) Icelandic: halda is(is), hugsa is(is) Italian: pensare it(it), supporre it(it) Japanese: 思う ja(ja) (omou) Lower Sorbian: mysliś

Norwegian: tro no(no) Polish: myśleć pl(pl) Portuguese: pensar pt(pt), achar pt(pt) Romanian: crede ro(ro) Russian: думать (dúmat’) Serbian: Cyrillic: мислити Roman: misliti Spanish: suponer es(es) Swedish: tro sv(sv) Telugu: ఊహించు (oohinchu)

consider, judge, regard something as

Bosnian: misliti bs(bs) Croatian: misliti hr(hr) Czech: mít za, považovat za Dutch: vinden nl(nl) Finnish: pitää fi(fi) French: considérer fr(fr), trouver fr(fr) German: halten für Italian: considerare it(it), trovare it(it) Japanese: 考える ja(ja) (kangaeru), 判断する ja(ja) (handan suru) Kurdish: hesibandin, به‌مه‌زه‌نده‌ی

Lower Sorbian: mysliś Norwegian: synes Polish: myśleć pl(pl), uważać pl(pl) że Portuguese: considerar pt(pt) Romanian: a lua în consideraţie, judeca Russian: думать (dúmat’), обдумывать (obdúmyvat') Serbian: Cyrillic: мислити Roman: misliti Swedish: tycka sv(sv)

[ Translations to be checked

• Chinese: 想 (xiǎng), 认为 (rènwéi), 思索 (sīsuǒ), 考虑 (kǎolü), 想象 (xiǎng xiàng), 打算 (dǎsuàn), 想要 (xiǎngyào)
• French: penser
• Hungarian: gondolkodni
• Ido: pensar
• Indonesian: pikir, berpikir, memikir, menganggap
• Interlingua: pensar
• Korean: 생각하다 (saenggakhada)
• Latin: cogitare
• Malay: fikir, berfikir, memikir
• Mongolian: бодох (bodoh)
• Persian: فِکر کَردَن (fekr kærdæn)
• Portuguese: pensar, achar
• Slovak: myslieť, myslieť si
• Slovene: misliti
• Volapük: tikön

[ Etymology 2

From Old English þyncan.

[ Verb

think (obsolete except in archaic methinks)

1. (intransitive) To seem, to appear.