the process of thinking (especially thinking carefully): "thinking always made him frown"
adj
endowed with the capacity to reason
verb
judge or regard: look upon
expect, believe, or suppose: "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"
use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments: "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"
recall knowledge from memory: have a recollection
imagine or visualize: "Just think--you could be rich one day!"
focus one's attention on a certain state: "Think big"
have in mind as a purpose: "I mean no harm"
decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting: "Can you think what to do next?"
ponder: reflect on, or reason about
dispose the mind in a certain way: "Do you really think so?"
have or formulate in the mind: "think good thoughts"
be capable of conscious thought: "Man is the only creature that thinks"
bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation: "She thought herself into a state of panic over the final exam"
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