think

English

/θɪŋk/, [θæŋk]

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To ponder, to go over in one's head.
  • (intransitive) To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.
  • (intransitive) To conceive of something or someone (usually followed by of; infrequently, by on).
  • (transitive) To be of opinion (that); to consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.
  • (transitive) To guess; to reckon.
  • To plan; to be considering; to be of a mind (to do something).
  • To presume; to venture.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English thinken inherited from Old English þenċan (think) inherited from Proto-Germanic *þankijaną (think, perceive, percieve, suppose) derived from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (dip, think, soak, feel, know, moisten, wet).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*teng-

Gloss

dip, think, soak, feel, know, moisten, wet

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

知

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