think

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noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ hard (esp. BrE), long

▪

I've had a long, hard think about it.

VERB + THINK

▪ have

PREPOSITION

▪ think about

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verb

1 have an opinion

ADVERB

▪ really

▪ personally

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I personally think it's all been a lot of fuss over nothing.

▪ honestly, seriously

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Did you honestly think I would agree to that?

▪ never, sometimes

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I never thought you would carry out your threat.

▪ differently, otherwise

▪

That's my opinion, but you might think otherwise.

VERB + THINK

▪ be inclined to

▪

I'm inclined to think we've been a little harsh on her.

PREPOSITION

▪ about

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I still don't know what he really thinks about it.

▪ of

▪

What did you think of the movie?

2 have an idea

ADVERB

▪ suddenly

PREPOSITION

▪ of

▪

I suddenly thought of a way I could help.

3 consider/reflect

ADVERB

▪ carefully, deeply, hard, long and hard, seriously

▪

She thought long and hard before accepting his offer.

▪ fast

▪ clearly, rationally

▪

He seemed to have lost the ability to think rationally.

▪ frantically

▪

What can I do now? he thought frantically.

▪ bitterly, dully, glumly, grimly, irritably, miserably

▪ ruefully, wistfully, wryly

▪ again

▪

You really should think again about that.

▪ twice

▪

You should think twice about employing someone you've never met.

VERB + THINK

▪ dread to, hate to, shudder to

▪

I hate to think what would have happened if we hadn't arrived.

PREPOSITION

▪ about

▪

Think about what you are going to do next.

▪ of

▪

I often think of Jane.

PHRASES

▪ not think straight

▪

The drugs were affecting her and she couldn't think straight.

▪ think big

▪

You need to think big if you want to run this business.

Think is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑expert, ↑observer, ↑researcher, ↑sceptic

Think is used with these nouns as the object: ↑thought, ↑worst