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Idioms for think
Origin of think
1before 900; Middle English thinken, variant of thenken, Old English thencan; cognate with Dutch, German denken, Old Norse thekkja, Gothic thagkjan; akin to thank
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Definition for think (2 of 2)
think2
[ thingk ]
/ θɪŋk /
verb (used without object), thought, think·ing. Obsolete.
to seem or appear (usually used impersonally with a dative as the subject).
Compare methinks.
Origin of think
2before 900; Middle English thinken, Old English thyncan; cognate with Dutch dunken, German dünken, Old Norse thykkja, Gothic thugkjan
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British Dictionary definitions for think
think
/ (θɪŋk) /
verb thinks, thinking or thought
noun
Derived forms of think
thinker, nounWord Origin for think
Old English thencan; related to Old Frisian thenza, Old Saxon thenkian, Old High German denken, Old Norse thekkja, Gothic thagkjan
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Medical definitions for think
think
[ thĭngk ]
v.
To exercise the power of reason, as by conceiving ideas, drawing inferences, and using judgment.
To weigh or consider an idea.
To bring a thought to mind by imagination or invention.
To recall a thought or an image to mind.
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