- think
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n. (colloq.) (BE) to have a think about
IIv.1) to think aloud; clearly; hard (I thought hard and finally remembered the name)
2) (D; intr.) ('to reflect') to think about, of (I was thinking about you; to think of the past)
3) (d; intr.) ('to be concerned') to think about, of (I was only thinking of your welfare when I declined the offer)
4) (d; intr.) to think of ('to have an opinion of') (what do you think of this proposal?)
5) (d; intr.) to think of ('to consider; to intend') (she never thought of telephoning; to think of resigning)
6) (E) ('to remember') (she never thought to call)
7) (L) ('to anticipate') we thought that it would rain
8) (L) ('to believe') I think that he is a fool
9) (M; used in the passive) ('to consider') he is thought to be irreplaceable
10) (N; used with an adjective) ('to consider') many people think her charming
11) (misc.) I thought to myself that it would be nice to have some hot soup; he doesn't think of himself as a politician; to think better of doing smt. ('to change one's mind about doing smt.')
* * *[θɪŋk]clearlyhe doesn't think of himself as a politicianto think better of doing smt. ('to change one's mind about doing smt. ')hard (I thought hard and finally remembered the name)of (I was only thinking of your welfare when I declined the offer)(D; intr.) ('to reflect') to think about(L) ('to anticipate') we thought that it would rain(L) ('to believe') I think that he is a fool(M; used in the passive) ('to consider') he is thought to be irreplaceable(N; used with an adjective) ('to consider') many people think her charming(N; used with an adjective) ('to consider') many people think her charming(colloq.) (BE) to have a think about(misc.) I thought to myself that it would be nice to have some hot soupto think aloud(d; intr.) to think of (she never thought of telephoning; to think of resigning; 'to consider; to intend')(d; intr.) to think of (what do you think of this proposal?; 'to have an opinion of)
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.