Thought vs. Think
Difference Between Thought and Think
Thoughtverb
Past tense and past participle of think.
Thinkverb
To have or formulate in the mind
Think the happiest thought you can think.Thoughtnoun
The process of thinking; cogitation
sitting deep in thought at the computer.Thinkverb
To reason about or reflect on; ponder
Think how complex language is. Think the matter through.Thoughtnoun
A product of thinking or other mental activity
What are your thoughts on this matter?.Thinkverb
To decide by reasoning, reflection, or pondering
thinking what to do.Thoughtnoun
The faculty of thinking or reasoning
Why not use thought instead of emotion to solve the problem?.Thinkverb
To judge or regard; look upon
I think it only fair.Thoughtnoun
The intellectual activity or production of a particular time or group
ancient Greek thought.deconstructionist thought.Thinkverb
To believe; suppose
always thought he was right.Thoughtnoun
Consideration; attention
didn't give much thought to what she said.Thinkverb
To expect; hope
They thought she'd arrive early.Thoughtnoun
Intention; purpose
My thought is to live in a house on a lake.Thinkverb
To intend
She thinks to defeat the incumbent in the election.Thoughtnoun
Expectation or conception
She had no thought that anything was wrong.Thinkverb
To call to mind; remember
I can't think what her name was.Thoughtnoun
Form created in the mind, rather than the forms perceived through the five senses; an instance of thinking.
Thinkverb
To visualize; imagine
Think what a scene it will be at the reunion.Thoughtnoun
(uncountable) The process by which such forms arise or are manipulated; thinking.
Thinkverb
To devise or evolve; invent
thought up a plan to get rich quick.Thoughtnoun
A way of thinking (associated with a group, nation or region).
"Eastern thought".Thinkverb
To bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation
He thought himself into a panic over the impending examination.Thoughtverb
simple past tense and past participle of think
Thinkverb
To concentrate one's thoughts on; keep as a point of focus
Think victory.Thoughtnoun
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about;
it was not a good ideathe thought never entered my mindThinkverb
To exercise the power of reason, as by conceiving ideas, drawing inferences, and using judgment
My cold made it difficult to think.Thoughtnoun
the process of thinking (especially thinking carefully);
thinking always made him frownshe paused for thoughtThinkverb
To consider or weigh an idea
They are thinking about moving.Thoughtnoun
the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual;
19th century thoughtDarwinian thoughtThinkverb
To bring a thought to mind by using the imagination
No one before had thought of bifocal glasses.Thoughtnoun
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty;
my opinion differs from yourswhat are your thoughts on Haiti?Thinkverb
To recall a thought or an image to mind
She thought of her childhood when she saw the movie.Thinkverb
To have a belief, supposition, or opinion
He thinks of himself as a wit. It's later than you think.Thinkverb
To have care or consideration
Think first of the ones you love.Thinkverb
To use the mind in a certain way
He thinks just like you do—always worrying.Thinkadjective
Requiring much thought to create or assimilate
a think book.Thinknoun
The act or an instance of deliberate or extended thinking; a meditation.
Thinkverb
(transitive) To ponder, to go over in one's head.
Idly, the detective thought what his next move should be.Thinkverb
(intransitive) To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.
I thought for three hours about the problem and still couldn’t find the solution.Thinkverb
(intransitive) To conceive of something or someone (usually followed by of; infrequently, by on).
I tend to think of her as rather ugly.Thinkverb
(transitive) To be of opinion (that); to consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.
At the time I thought his adamant refusal to give in right.I hope you won’t think me stupid if I ask you what that means.I think she is pretty, contrary to most people.Thinkverb
(transitive) To guess; to reckon.
I think she’ll pass the examination.Thinkverb
To plan; to be considering; to be of a mind (to do something).
Thinkverb
To presume; to venture.
Thinkverb
To seem, to appear.
Thinknoun
An act of thinking; consideration (of something).
I'll have a think about that and let you know.Thinknoun
an instance of deliberate thinking;
I need to give it a good thinkThinkverb
judge or regard; look upon; judge;
I think he is very smartI believe her to be very smartI think that he is her boyfriendThe racist conceives such people to be inferiorThinkverb
expect, believe, or suppose;
I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novelI thought to find her in a bad statehe didn't think to find her in the kitchenI guess she is angry at me for standing her upThinkverb
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 nowhereThinkverb
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection;
I can't remember saying any such thingI can't think what her last name wascan you remember her phone number?Do you remember that he once loved you?call up memoriesThinkverb
imagine or visualize;
Just think--you could be rich one day!Think what a scene it must have been!Thinkverb
focus one's attention on a certain state;
Think bigthink thinThinkverb
have in mind as a purpose;
I mean no harmI only meant to help youShe didn't think to harm meWe thought to return early that nightThinkverb
decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting;
Can you think what to do next?Thinkverb
ponder; reflect on, or reason about;
Think the matter throughThink how hard life in Russia must be these daysThinkverb
dispose the mind in a certain way;
Do you really think so?Thinkverb
have or formulate in the mind;
think good thoughtsThinkverb
be capable of conscious thought;
Man is the only creature that thinksThinkverb
bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation;
She thought herself into a state of panic over the final exam
