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    <title>think</title>
    <id>5438</id>
    <revision>
      <id>6707415</id>
      <timestamp>2009-06-02T10:09:49Z</timestamp>
      <contributor>
        <username>Vahagn Petrosyan</username>
        <id>75989</id>
      </contributor>
      <comment>t+tg:[[фикр кардан]] t-balance ([[WT:EDIT|Assisted]])</comment>
      <text xml:space="preserve">==English==
{{wikipedia|dab=think (disambiguation)|think}}
{{rank|work|too|every|129|think|life|went|back}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{enPR|thĭngk}}, {{IPA|/θɪŋk/}}, {{SAMPA|/TINk/}}
* {{audio|en-us-think.ogg|Audio (US)}}
*: {{rhymes|ɪŋk}}

===Etymology 1===
{{etyl|ang}} ''[[þencan]]''

====Verb====
{{en-verb|thinks|thinking|thought|thought}}

# {{transitive}} to [[ponder]], to go over in one's head
#: ''Idly, the detective thought what his next move should be.''
# {{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.''
# {{intransitive}} to [[conceive]] of something or someone ''(usually followed by '''of''' or '''on''')''
#: ''I tend to '''think''' of her as rather ugly.''
# {{transitive}} To be of the [[opinion]] (that).
#: ''I '''think''' she is pretty, contrary to most people.''
# {{transitive}} To [[guess]]; to [[reckon]].
#: ''I '''think''' she’ll pass the examination.''
# {{transitive}} 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.''

=====Derived terms=====
{{rel-top|Terms derived from the verb ''to think''}}
* [[rethink]]&lt;!--verb--&gt;
* [[think about]]
* [[thinker]]
* [[thinko]]
* [[think of]]
* [[think piece]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[think over]]
* [[think twice]]
* [[think up]]
* [[unthinkable]]
{{rel-bottom}}

=====Related terms=====
* [[thought]]
* [[thunk]]

=====Synonyms=====
* {{sense|communicate to oneself in one's mind}} [[cogitate]], [[ponder]], [[reflect]], [[ruminate]]
* {{sense|be of the opinion (that)}} [[opine]]
* {{sense|guess, reckon}} [[guess]] (''US''), [[imagine]], [[reckon]], [[suppose]]
* {{sense|consider, judge, regard something as}} [[consider]], [[deem]], [[find]], [[judge]], [[regard]]

=====Translations=====
{{trans-top|communicate to oneself in one’s mind}}
* [[American Sign Language]]: {{tø|ase|1@NearSfhead-PalmDown 1@Sfhead-PalmDown|xs=American Sign Language}}
* Arabic: {{Arab|[[فكر]]}} (fákkara)
* Armenian: {{t-|hy|մտածել|tr=mtaçel|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}}, {{t|hy|խորհել|tr=xorhel|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|misliti}}
* Chinese: [[想]] (xiǎng)
* Croatian: {{t-|hr|misliti}}
* Czech: [[přemýšlet]]
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|denken}}
* Esperanto: {{t-|eo|pensi|xs=Esperanto}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|ajatella}}
* French: {{t+|fr|penser}}, {{t+|fr|réfléchir}}
* German: {{t+|de|denken}}
* Hebrew: [[לחשוב]] (lahashov)
* Hindi: [[सोचना]] (soćnā)
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|gondolkodik}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|hugsa}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|pensare}}, {{t+|it|riflettere}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|考える|tr=kangaeru|sc=Jpan}}, {{t|ja|思考する|tr=shikō suru|sc=Jpan}}, {{t|ja|思索する|tr=shisaku suru|sc=Jpan}}
* Korean: [[생각하다]] (saenggakhada)
* Kurdish: [[fikirîn]], [[hizirîn]], [[ramîn]], [[pûnijîn]], {{ku-Arab|[[بیرکردن]]}}
* Latin: {{t-|la|cogitare}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: [[mysliś]]
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|tenke}}
* Persian: {{fa-Arab|[[فکر کردن|فِکر کَردَن]]}} (fekr kærdæn)
* Polish: {{t+|pl|myśleć}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|pensar}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|gândi}}, {{t+|ro|cugeta}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|думать|tr=dúmat’|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[smaoinich]], {{t-|gd|saoil|xs=Scottish Gaelic}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: [[мислити#Serbian|мислити]]
*: Roman: [[misliti#Serbian|misliti]]
* Slovak: [[myslieť]]
* Spanish: {{t+|es|pensar}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|tänka}}
* [[Tajik]]: {{t|tg|фикр кардан|tr=fikr kardan|sc=Cyrl}}
* [[Telugu]]: {{t|te|ఆలోచించు|tr=aalochinchu|sc=Telu}}, {{t|te|భావన|sc=Telu}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|düşünmek}}
* Urdu: {{t-|ur|سوچنا|tr=sočna|sc=ur-Arab|xs=Urdu}}
* Vietnamese: {{t+|vi|nghĩ|xs=Vietnamese}}
* Welsh: {{t-|cy|meddwl|xs=Welsh}}
* Yiddish: [[טראכטען]] (trachten), [[דענקען]] (denken)
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|be of the opinion that}}
* [[American Sign Language]]: {{tø|ase|1@NearSfhead-PalmDown 1@Sfhead-PalmDown|xs=American Sign Language}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|ظن|tr=Zanna|sc=Arab}}
* Armenian: {{t-|hy|կարծել|tr=karçel|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}}, {{t-|hy|մտածել|tr=mtaçel|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|misliti}}
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{zh-tsp|認為|认为|rènwéi}}
* Croatian: {{t-|hr|misliti}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|myslet}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|vinden}}
* Finnish: [[luulla]], [[olla]] [[mielipiteenä]]
* French: {{t+|fr|penser}}
* German: [[denken]], [[finden]] ''(esp. Switzerland)''
* Hindi: [[सोचना]] (soćnā)
* Icelandic: {{t-|is|finnast}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|credere}}, {{t+|it|pensare}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|考える|tr=kangaeru|sc=Jpan}}, {{t|ja|意図する|tr=ito suru|sc=Jpan}}
* Kurdish: [[bawer]] kirin, [[texmîn]] kirin, [[fikirîn]], [[hizirîn]], [[pûnijîn]], [[ramîn]]
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: [[mysliś]]
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|synes}}, {{t+|no|mene}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|myśleć}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|pensar}}, {{t+|pt|achar}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|gândi}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|думать|tr=dúmat’|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t|ru|полагать|tr=polagát’|sc=Cyrl}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: [[мислити#Serbian|мислити]]
*: Roman: [[misliti#Serbian|misliti]]
* Spanish: {{t+|es|pensar}}, {{t+|es|creer}}, {{t-|es|opinar}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|tycka}}, {{t+|sv|anse}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|sanmak}}
* Urdu: {{t-|ur|سوچنا|tr=sočna|sc=ur-Arab|xs=Urdu}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|guess, reckon}}
* [[American Sign Language]]: {{tø|ase|1@NearSfhead-PalmDown 1@Sfhead-PalmDown|xs=American Sign Language}}
* Armenian: {{t-|hy|կարծել|tr=karçel|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}}, {{t-|hy|մտածել|tr=mtaçel|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|misliti}}
* Croatian: {{t-|hr|misliti}}
* Czech: {{t+|cs|myslet}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|denken}}, {{t+|nl|geloven}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|luulla}}, {{t+|fi|arvella}}
* French: {{t+|fr|penser}}, {{t+|fr|supposer}}
* German: {{t+|de|denken}}, {{t+|de|glauben}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|gondol}}
* Icelandic: {{t+|is|halda}}, {{t+|is|hugsa}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|credere}}, {{t+|it|pensare}}, {{t+|it|supporre}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|思う|tr=omou|sc=Jpan}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: [[mysliś]]
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|tro}}, {{t+|no|anta}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|myśleć}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|pensar}}, {{t+|pt|achar}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|crede}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|думать|tr=dúmat’|sc=Cyrl}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: [[мислити#Serbian|мислити]]
*: Roman: [[misliti#Serbian|misliti]]
* Spanish: {{t-|es|suponer}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|tro}}
* [[Telugu]]: [[ఊహించు]] (oohinchu)
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|consider, judge, regard something as}}
* Armenian: {{t-|hy|կարծել|tr=karçel|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}}
* Bosnian: {{t-|bs|misliti}}
* Croatian: {{t-|hr|misliti}}
* Czech: [[mít]] za, [[považovat]] za
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|vinden}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|pitää}}
* French: {{t+|fr|considérer}}, {{t+|fr|trouver}}
* German: [[halten]] für
* Italian: {{t+|it|considerare}}, {{t+|it|trovare}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|考える|tr=kangaeru|sc=Jpan}}, {{t|ja|判断する|tr=handan suru|sc=Jpan}}
* Kurdish: [[hesibandin]], {{ku-Arab|[[به‌مه‌زه‌نده‌ی]]}}
{{trans-mid}}
* [[Lower Sorbian]]: [[mysliś]]
* Norwegian: {{t+|no|synes}}, {{t+|no|mene}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|myśleć}}, {{t+|pl|uważać}} że
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|considerar}}
* Romanian: a [[lua în consideraţie]], [[judeca]]
* Russian: {{t+|ru|думать|tr=dúmat’|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t+|ru|обдумывать|tr=obdúmyvat’|sc=Cyrl}}
* Serbian:
*: Cyrillic: [[мислити#Serbian|мислити]]
*: Roman: [[misliti#Serbian|misliti]]
* Spanish: {{t+|es|creer}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|tycka}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{checktrans-top}}
* {{ttbc|Chinese}}: [[想]] (xiǎng), [[认为]] (rènwéi), [[思索]] (sīsuǒ), [[考虑]] (kǎolü), [[想象]] (xiǎng xiàng), [[打算]] (dǎsuàn), [[想要]] (xiǎngyào)
* {{ttbc|French}}: [[penser]]
* {{ttbc|Ido}}: [[pensar]]
* {{ttbc|Indonesian}}: [[pikir]], [[pikir|berpikir]], [[pikir|memikir]], [[anggap|menganggap]]
* {{ttbc|Interlingua}}: [[pensar]]
* {{ttbc|Korean}}: [[생각하다]] (saenggakhada)
* {{ttbc|Latin}}: [[cogitare]]
* {{ttbc|Malay}}: [[fikir]], [[fikir|berfikir]], [[fikir|memikir]]
* {{ttbc|Mongolian}}: [[бодох]] (bodoh)
* {{ttbc|Persian}}: {{fa-Arab|[[فکر کردن|فِکر کَردَن]]}} (fekr kærdæn)
* {{ttbc|Portuguese}}: [[pensar]], [[achar]]
* {{ttbc|Slovak}}: [[myslieť]], [[myslieť si]]
* {{ttbc|Slovene}}: [[misliti#Slovene|misliti]]
* {{ttbc|Volapük}}: [[tikön]]
{{trans-bottom}}

====Noun====
{{en-noun|-}}

# An act of thinking; consideration (of something).
#: ''I'll have a think about that and let you know.''

=====Derived terms=====
{{rel-top|Terms derived from the noun ''think''}}
* [[badthink]]
* [[doublethink]]
* [[goodthink]]
{{rel-mid}}
* [[have another think coming]]&lt;!--this is the correct form; &quot;have another thing coming&quot; is a corrupted form--&gt;
* [[rethink]]&lt;!--noun, as in &quot;have a rethink&quot;--&gt;
{{rel-bottom}}

===Etymology 2===
From Old English ''[[þyncan]]''.

====Verb====
'''think''' (''obsolete except in archaic'' '''[[methinks]]''')

# {{intransitive}} To [[seem]], to [[appear]].

[[Category:200 English basic words]]
[[Category:English irregular verbs]]
[[Category:English words with multiple etymologies]]
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