english
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noun ADJ. long | hard VERB + THINK give sth, have PREP. ~ about I've had a long, hard think about it., verb have an opinion ADV. really | personally I personally think it's all been a lot of fuss over nothing. | honestly Did you honestly think I would agree to that? | never I never thought you would carry out your threat. VERB + THINK be inclined to I'm inclined to think we've been a little harsh on her. PREP. about I still don't know what he really thinks about it. | of What did you think of the film? have an idea ADV. suddenly PREP. of I suddenly thought of a way I could help. consider/reflect ADV. carefully, deeply, (long and) hard She thought long and hard before accepting his offer. | fleetingly | rationally He seemed to have lost the ability to think rationally. | frantically What can I do now? he thought frantically. | contemptuously, despairingly, dully, glumly, grimly, guiltily, indignantly, irritably, miserably, resentfully | ruefully, wistfully, wryly VERB + THINK dread to, hate to, shudder to, tremble to I hate to think what would have happened if we hadn't arrived. PREP. about Think about what you are going to do next. | of I often think of Jane.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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think sth up
to produce a new idea or plan
• I don't want to go tonight but I can't think up a good excuse., think of sth/sb
1. If you think of something or someone in a particular way, you have that opinion about them
• I think of him as someone who will always help me.
• What do you think of (= do you like) my new dress?, think sth out
[ M ]
to consider all the possible details of something
• The scheme was well thought out., think for yourself
[ R ]
to make your own decisions and form your own opinions, without depending on other people
• It's no good asking me all the time, Anna - you're going to have to learn to think for yourself., think of/about sb/sth
to remember or imagine someone or something
• I thought of you immediately when they said they wanted someone who could speak English.
• He was thinking about the time he spent in the army., think back
to remember something that happened in the past
• It might help you to understand Elaine if you think back to when you were her age., think of sth
[ M ]
to produce a new idea or plan
• We'll have to think of a pretty good excuse for being late.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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verb
believe:
I think I can help.
verb
considers:
He thinks and then he acts.
verb
conceive:
What will they think of next?
Simple Definitions
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think
adverbs
carefully
• Think carefully about every spending decision you make.
hard
(= with a lot of mental effort )
• I bet, if you think really hard, you can think of something to do.
deeply
• I should have thought more deeply before I agreed.
seriously
• I thought seriously about my doctor’s advice.
clearly
• She was simply too tired to think clearly.
phrases
long and hard
(= hard, for a long time, before making a decision )
• I thought long and hard about taking the role.
I dread/hate/shudder to think
(= I do not want to think about something bad )
• I dread to think what might have happened if we hadn’t found her.
transnet.ir
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In addition to the idioms beginning with THINK, Also see COME TO THINK OF IT; HAVE ANOTHER GUESS (THINK) COMING; HEAR ONESELF THINK; NOT THINK MUCH OF; PUT ON ONE'S THINKING CAP; WISHFUL THINKING. Also see under THOUGHT.
American Heritage Idioms