"think" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /θɪŋk/ Audio: en-us-think.ogg [US] Forms: think [singular], thinks [plural]
enPR: thĭngk Head templates: {{noun|think}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you say you'll have a think about something, it means you'll give it your attention.
    Sense id: simple-think-en-noun-~r2Wrxmd

Verb [English]

IPA: /θɪŋk/ Audio: en-us-think.ogg [US] Forms: think [canonical], thinks [third-person, singular], thought [past], thought [past, participle], thinking [present, participle]
enPR: thĭngk Head templates: {{verb2|think|thinks|thought|thought|thinking}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you think that something is or may be true, you feel that it is or may be true.
    Sense id: simple-think-en-verb-IZ8bQqXZ
  2. If you think about something, you use your mind to give it your attention.
    Sense id: simple-think-en-verb-laHdTFGx Categories (other): Verbs
  3. You use think when you have words or ideas in your mind without saying them out loud.
    Sense id: simple-think-en-verb-vNqzVAOq Categories (other): Verbs
  4. You use think in suggestions and requests.
    Sense id: simple-think-en-verb-AVzreJq5 Categories (other): Verbs
  5. If you don't think to do something, you don't remember to do it.
    Sense id: simple-think-en-verb-v-dyxz73 Categories (other): Verbs
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          "text": "I just thought you might want some coffee."
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          "text": "I really think you should stop seeing her."
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          "text": "What do you think about the new teacher?"
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          "text": "Vancouver is thought to be a good place to live."
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          "text": "I think he's a doctor."
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          "text": "I think she wants us to go that way."
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