📒 to have a particular idea or opinion about something/somebody; to believe something
- think (that)… Do you really think (that) he'll win?
- I thought I heard a scream.
- I didn't think people were allowed to park here.
📒 to use your mind to consider something, to form connected ideas, to try to solve problems, etc.
- Are animals able to think?
- Let me think (= give me time before I answer).
- Stop and think for a moment before making any decisions.
📒 to have ideas, words or images in your mind
- think something You're very quiet. What are you thinking?
- think what, how, etc… I was just thinking what a long way it is.
- + speech ‘I must be crazy,’ she thought.
📒 to form an idea of something; to imagine something
- think where, how, etc… We couldn't think where you'd gone.
- Just think how nice it would be to see them again.
- I hate to think what would have happened if we hadn't arrived.
📒 to expect something
- think (that)… I never thought (that) I’d see her again.
- The job took longer than we thought.
- You'd think she'd have been grateful for my help (= but she wasn't).
📒 to think in a particular way or on a particular subject
- + adj. Let's think positive.
- You need to think big (= aim to achieve a lot).
- think something If you want to make money, you've got to think money.
📒 used in questions to show that you are angry or surprised
- What do you think you're doing?
📒 used to make something you say sound less definite or more polite
- think (that)… I thought we could go out tonight.
- Twenty guests are enough, I would have thought.
- Do you think you could open the window?
📒 to intend something; to have a plan about something
- I think I'll go for a swim.
- I'm thinking in terms of about 70 guests at the wedding.
📒 to remember something; to have something come into your mind
- think to do something I didn't think (= it did not occur to me) to tell her.
- think where, what, etc… I can't think where I put the keys.
📒 to behave in a very confident way that annoys other people, for example by telling them what to do
- She was acting as if she owned the place.
📒 used when you suddenly remember something or realize that it might be important
- Come to think of it, he did mention seeing you.
📒 used to say that you and another person must both be very clever because you have had the same idea or agree about something
📒 used to say very strongly that you do not agree with something, or that something is not possible
- Me? Fail? I don't think so.
📒 used to draw attention to a fact that is not obvious or has not previously been mentioned
- It was a difficult situation, when you think about it.
📒 used to say that you hope or believe that something is true
- I like to think I'm broad-minded.
- I’d like to think that you were helping me because you wanted to, not because you felt you had to.
📒 that is what I expected or suspected
- ‘He said he'd forgotten.’ ‘I thought as much.’
📒 used when you are thinking or trying to remember something
- Now let me see—where did he say he lived?
📒 to consider it right or acceptable to do something; to decide or choose to do something
- You must do as you think fit (= but I don't agree with your decision).
- The newspaper did not see fit to publish my letter (= and I criticize it for that).
📒 to say or think bad things about somebody
- Don't speak ill of the dead.
📒 to consider a situation again and perhaps change your idea or intention
- You really should think again about that.
📒 to say what your thoughts are as you have them
📒 to have a higher opinion of somebody
- She has behaved appallingly—I must say I thought better of her.
📒 to decide not to do something after thinking further about it
- Rosie was about to protest but thought better of it.
📒 to form your own opinions and make decisions without depending on others
📒 to say or think bad things about somebody
- I wouldn't want them to think ill of me.
📒 to consider an activity to be normal and not particularly unusual or difficult
- She thinks nothing of walking thirty miles a day.
📒 used as a polite response when somebody has said sorry to you or thanked you
📒 to be able to think and react to things very quickly and effectively without any preparation
📒 to think about something, or how to do something, in a way that is new, different or shows imagination
📒 to think in a clear or logical way
- The drugs were affecting her and she couldn't think straight.
📒 to think carefully before deciding to do something
- You should think twice about employing someone you've never met.
📒 to have a very good, poor, etc. opinion of somebody/something
- He thinks the world of his daughter.
- I don't think much of her idea.
📒 used to show that you are surprised or shocked by something
- To think that my mother wrote all those books and I never knew!