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{ "term": "think", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "think", "heSheIt": "thinks" }, "pastSimple": "thought", "pastParticiple": "thought", "ingForm": "thinking" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to have a particular idea or opinion about something/somebody; to believe something", "sensetop": "think (that)…it is thought that…think somethingthink something about somethingthink something of somethingthink sothink somebody/something + adj.think somebody/something + nounbe thought to be somebody/somethingthink of somebody/something as somebody/something", "labels": "(informal)(British English)(North American English)", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Do you **really think** (that) he'll win?", "contextForm": "think (that)…" }, { "text": "I thought I heard a scream." }, { "text": "I didn't think people were allowed to park here." }, { "text": "**Am I right in thinking** that you used to live here?" }, { "text": "I think this is their house, but I'm not sure." }, { "text": "He ought to resign, I think." }, { "text": "That's my opinion, but you might **think otherwise** *(= have a different opinion)*." }, { "text": "We'll need about 20 chairs, **I should think**." }, { "text": "I **can't help thinking** (that) things could have been different." }, { "text": "It was once thought that the sun travelled around the earth.", "contextForm": "it is thought that…" }, { "text": "Well, I like it. What do you think?", "contextForm": "think something" }, { "text": "What did you think about the idea?", "contextForm": "think something about something" }, { "text": "What did you think of the film?", "contextForm": "think something of something" }, { "text": "‘Is he any good?’ ‘I don't think so.’", "contextForm": "think so" }, { "text": "‘Will we make it in time?’ ‘I think so.’" }, { "text": "I **think it** highly unlikely that I'll get the job.", "contextForm": "think somebody/something + adj." }, { "text": "She thought him kind and generous." }, { "text": "It was better than I thought possible." }, { "text": "I thought it a good idea to go with him.", "contextForm": "think somebody/something + noun" }, { "text": "He's thought to be one of the richest men in Europe.", "contextForm": "be thought to be somebody/something" }, { "text": "I think of this place as my home.", "contextForm": "think of somebody/something as somebody/something" }, { "text": "She is thought of as a possible director." }, { "text": "Do you think (that) they’ll come?" }, { "text": "I didn't think you liked sports." }, { "text": "Did you honestly think I would agree to that?" }, { "text": "I personally think it's all been a lot of fuss over nothing." }, { "text": "I'm inclined to think we've been a little harsh on her." }, { "text": "I still don't know what he really thinks about it." } ], "topics": ["Opinion and argument"], "collocations": { "adverb": ["really", "personally", "honestly"], "verb + think": ["be inclined to"], "preposition": ["about", "of"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to use your mind to consider something, to form connected ideas, to try to solve problems, etc.", "sensetop": "think about somethingthink what, how, etc…", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Are animals able to think?" }, { "text": "Let me think *(= give me time before I answer)*." }, { "text": "Stop and think for a moment before making any decisions." }, { "text": "I'm sorry, **I wasn't thinking** *(= said when you have upset or offended somebody accidentally)*." }, { "text": "I can't tell you now—I'll have to **think about it**.", "contextForm": "think about something" }, { "text": "The government needs to **think carefully** about the issues raised." }, { "text": "All he ever thinks about is money." }, { "text": "He was trying to think what to do.", "contextForm": "think what, how, etc…" }, { "text": "She had thought very deeply about this problem." }, { "text": "He seemed to have lost the ability to think rationally." }, { "text": "She thought long and hard before accepting his offer." }, { "text": "Think about what you are going to do next." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["carefully", "deeply", "hard"], "verb + think": ["dread to", "hate to", "shudder to"], "preposition": ["about", "of"], "phrases": ["not think straight", "think big"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to have ideas, words or images in your mind", "sensetop": "think somethingthink what, how, etc…+ speech", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "You're very quiet. What are you thinking?", "contextForm": "think something" }, { "text": "I was just thinking what a long way it is.", "contextForm": "think what, how, etc…" }, { "text": "‘I must be crazy,’ she thought.", "contextForm": "+ speech" }, { "text": "‘What can I do now?’ he thought frantically." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "to form an idea of something; to imagine something", "sensetop": "think where, how, etc…think (that)…think (something)", "labels": "(especially British English)", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "We couldn't think where you'd gone.", "contextForm": "think where, how, etc…" }, { "text": "Just think how nice it would be to see them again." }, { "text": "I hate to think what would have happened if we hadn't arrived." }, { "text": "I **like to think** (that) he would help if I needed it.", "contextForm": "think (that)…" }, { "text": "I can’t think (that) he would be so stupid." }, { "text": "If I'm home late, my mother always thinks the worst.", "contextForm": "think (something)" }, { "text": "**Just think**—we'll be lying on the beach this time tomorrow." }, { "text": "Try to **think yourself into** the role." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["suddenly"], "preposition": ["of"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "to expect something", "sensetop": "think (that)…think to do something", "labels": "(formal)", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "I never thought (that) I’d see her again.", "contextForm": "think (that)…" }, { "text": "The job took longer than we thought." }, { "text": "You'd think she'd have been grateful for my help *(= but she wasn't)*." }, { "text": "I never thought you would carry out your threat." }, { "text": "Who would have thought to find you here?", "contextForm": "think to do something" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "to think in a particular way or on a particular subject", "sensetop": "+ adj.think something", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Let's think positive.", "contextForm": "+ adj." }, { "text": "You need to **think big** *(= aim to achieve a lot)*." }, { "text": "If you want to make money, you've got to think money.", "contextForm": "think something" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "used in questions to show that you are angry or surprised", "sensetop": "think (that)…", "examples": [ { "text": "What do you think you're doing?" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "used to make something you say sound less definite or more polite", "sensetop": "think (that)…think so", "examples": [ { "text": "I thought we could go out tonight.", "contextForm": "think (that)…" }, { "text": "Twenty guests are enough, I would have thought." }, { "text": "**Do you think** you could open the window?" }, { "text": "‘You've made a mistake.’ ‘I don't think so.’", "contextForm": "think so" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "to intend something; to have a plan about something", "sensetop": "think (that…)", "examples": [ { "text": "I think I'll go for a swim." }, { "text": "I'm thinking in terms of about 70 guests at the wedding." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 10, "definition": "to remember something; to have something come into your mind", "sensetop": "think to do somethingthink where, what, etc…", "examples": [ { "text": "I didn't think *(= it did not occur to me)* to tell her.", "contextForm": "think to do something" }, { "text": "I can't think where I put the keys.", "contextForm": "think where, what, etc…" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to behave in a very confident way that annoys other people, for example by telling them what to do", "labels": "(disapproving)", "examples": [ { "text": "She was acting as if she owned the place." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used when you suddenly remember something or realize that it might be important", "examples": [ { "text": "Come to think of it, he did mention seeing you." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that you and another person must both be very clever because you have had the same idea or agree about something", "labels": "(informal, humorous)", "examples": [], "topics": ["Opinion and argument"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say very strongly that you do not agree with something, or that something is not possible", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Me? Fail? I don't think so." } ], "topics": ["Opinion and argument"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to draw attention to a fact that is not obvious or has not previously been mentioned", "examples": [ { "text": "It was a difficult situation, when you think about it." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that you hope or believe that something is true", "examples": [ { "text": "I like to think I'm broad-minded." }, { "text": "I’d like to think that you were helping me because you wanted to, not because you felt you had to." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "that is what I expected or suspected", "examples": [ { "text": "‘He said he'd forgotten.’ ‘I thought as much.’" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used when you are thinking or trying to remember something", "examples": [ { "text": "Now let me see—where did he say he lived?" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to consider it right or acceptable to do something; to decide or choose to do something", "labels": "(formal)", "examples": [ { "text": "You must do as you think fit *(= but I don't agree with your decision)*." }, { "text": "The newspaper did not see fit to publish my letter *(= and I criticize it for that)*." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to say or think bad things about somebody", "labels": "(formal)", "examples": [ { "text": "Don't speak ill of the dead." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to consider a situation again and perhaps change your idea or intention", "examples": [ { "text": "You really should think again about that." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to say what your thoughts are as you have them", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to have a higher opinion of somebody", "examples": [ { "text": "She has behaved appallingly—I must say I thought better of her." } ], "topics": ["Opinion and argument"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to decide not to do something after thinking further about it", "examples": [ { "text": "Rosie was about to protest but thought better of it." } ], "synonyms": "reconsider" }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to form your own opinions and make decisions without depending on others", "examples": [], "topics": ["Opinion and argument"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to say or think bad things about somebody", "labels": "(formal)", "examples": [ { "text": "I wouldn't want them to think ill of me." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to consider an activity to be normal and not particularly unusual or difficult", "examples": [ { "text": "She thinks nothing of walking thirty miles a day." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used as a polite response when somebody has said sorry to you or thanked you", "labels": "(formal)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be able to think and react to things very quickly and effectively without any preparation", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to think about something, or how to do something, in a way that is new, different or shows imagination", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to think in a clear or logical way", "examples": [ { "text": "The drugs were affecting her and she couldn't think straight." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to think carefully before deciding to do something", "examples": [ { "text": "You should think twice about employing someone you've never met." } ], "topics": ["Preferences and decisions"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to have a very good, poor, etc. opinion of somebody/something", "examples": [ { "text": "He thinks the world of his daughter." }, { "text": "I don't think much of her idea." } ], "topics": ["Opinion and argument"] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to show that you are surprised or shocked by something", "examples": [ { "text": "To think that my mother wrote all those books and I never knew!" } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/θɪŋk/", "audio": "th/think/think__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/θɪŋks/", "audio": "th/think/thinks__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/θɔːt/", "audio": "th/think/thought__gb_2.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/", "audio": "th/think/thinking__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/θɪŋk/", "audio": "th/think/think__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/θɪŋks/", "audio": "th/think/thinks__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/θɔːt/", "audio": "th/think/thought__us_2.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/", "audio": "th/think/thinking__us_3.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English thencan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German denken." }