| thoughtfulness | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. contemplation, musing, reflection, reflexion, rumination, thoughtfulness | a calm, lengthy, intent consideration. |
| ~ cogitation, study | attentive consideration and meditation.; "after much cogitation he rejected the offer" |
| ~ consideration | the process of giving careful thought to something. |
| ~ meditation, speculation | continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature.; "the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge" |
| ~ meditation | (religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects). |
| ~ introspection, self-contemplation, self-examination | the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct. |
| ~ retrospect | contemplation of things past.; "in retrospect" |
| n. (attribute) | 2. considerateness, consideration, thoughtfulness | kind and considerate regard for others.; "he showed no consideration for her feelings" |
| ~ attentiveness | the trait of being considerate and thoughtful of others. |
| ~ kindness | the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic. |
| ~ tact, tactfulness | consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense. |
| n. (attribute) | 3. thoughtfulness | the trait of thinking carefully before acting. |
| ~ trait | a distinguishing feature of your personal nature. |
| ~ character, fibre, fiber | the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions.; "education has for its object the formation of character" |
| ~ contemplativeness, meditativeness, pensiveness | deep serious thoughtfulness. |
| ~ introspectiveness | thoughtfulness about your own situation and feelings. |
| ~ deliberateness, deliberation | the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision.; "he was a man of judicial deliberation" |
| ~ reflectiveness, reflectivity | the capability of quiet thought or contemplation. |
| n. (act) | 4. consideration, thoughtfulness | a considerate and thoughtful act. |
| ~ benignity, kindness | a kind act. |
| consideration | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. consideration | the process of giving careful thought to something. |
| ~ cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought process, thought | the process of using your mind to consider something carefully.; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought" |
| ~ advisement, weighing, deliberation | careful consideration.; "a little deliberation would have deterred them" |
| ~ exploration | a systematic consideration.; "he called for a careful exploration of the consequences" |
| ~ musing, reflection, rumination, thoughtfulness, contemplation, reflexion | a calm, lengthy, intent consideration. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. circumstance, condition, consideration | information that should be kept in mind when making a decision.; "another consideration is the time it would take" |
| ~ information | knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction. |
| ~ justification | something (such as a fact or circumstance) that shows an action to be reasonable or necessary.; "he considered misrule a justification for revolution" |
| ~ mitigating circumstance | (law) a circumstance that does not exonerate a person but which reduces the penalty associated with the offense. |
| n. (communication) | 3. consideration | a discussion of a topic (as in a meeting).; "consideration of the traffic problem took more than an hour" |
| ~ discussion, discourse, treatment | an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic.; "the book contains an excellent discussion of modal logic"; "his treatment of the race question is badly biased" |
| ~ reconsideration | a consideration of a topic (as in a meeting) with a view to changing an earlier decision. |
| n. (possession) | 4. consideration, retainer | a fee charged in advance to retain the services of someone. |
| ~ fee | a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services. |
| ~ quid pro quo, quid | something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises. |
| imagination | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. imagination, imaginativeness, vision | the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses.; "popular imagination created a world of demons"; "imagination reveals what the world could be" |
| ~ creative thinking, creativeness, creativity | the ability to create. |
| ~ fictitious place, imaginary place, mythical place | a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings. |
| ~ fancy | a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination. |
| ~ fantasy, phantasy | imagination unrestricted by reality.; "a schoolgirl fantasy" |
| ~ dreaming, dream | imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake.; "he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality" |
| ~ imaginary being, imaginary creature | a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. imagery, imagination, imaging, mental imagery | the ability to form mental images of things or events.; "he could still hear her in his imagination" |
| ~ representational process | any basic cognitive process in which some entity comes to stand for or represent something else. |
| ~ mind's eye | the imaging of remembered or invented scenes.; "I could see her clearly in my mind's eye" |
| ~ vision | a vivid mental image.; "he had a vision of his own death" |
| ~ envisioning, picturing | visual imagery. |
| ~ dream, dreaming | a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep.; "I had a dream about you last night" |
| ~ chimaera, chimera | a grotesque product of the imagination. |
| ~ evocation | imaginative re-creation. |
| ~ make-believe, pretense, pretence | imaginative intellectual play. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. imagination, resource, resourcefulness | the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems.; "a man of resource" |
| ~ cleverness, ingeniousness, ingenuity, inventiveness | the power of creative imagination. |
| ~ armory, armoury, inventory | a collection of resources.; "he dipped into his intellectual armory to find an answer" |
| mind | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. brain, head, mind, nous, psyche | that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason.; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head" |
| ~ cognition, knowledge, noesis | the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning. |
| ~ noddle | an informal British expression for head or mind.; "use your noddle" |
| ~ tabula rasa | a young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke). |
| ~ ego | (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind. |
| ~ unconscious, unconscious mind | that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware. |
| ~ subconscious, subconscious mind | psychic activity just below the level of awareness. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. mind | recall or remembrance.; "it came to mind" |
| ~ recollection, reminiscence, recall | the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort).; "he has total recall of the episode" |
| n. (cognition) | 3. judgement, judgment, mind | an opinion formed by judging something.; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind" |
| ~ conclusion, decision, determination | a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration.; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination" |
| ~ opinion, persuasion, sentiment, thought, view | a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty.; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?" |
| n. (person) | 4. creative thinker, mind, thinker | an important intellectual.; "the great minds of the 17th century" |
| ~ intellectual, intellect | a person who uses the mind creatively. |
| n. (cognition) | 5. mind | attention.; "don't pay him any mind" |
| ~ notice, observance, observation | the act of noticing or paying attention.; "he escaped the notice of the police" |
| n. (cognition) | 6. idea, mind | your intention; what you intend to do.; "he had in mind to see his old teacher"; "the idea of the game is to capture all the pieces" |
| ~ aim, intent, intention, purpose, design | an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions.; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs" |
| n. (cognition) | 7. intellect, mind | knowledge and intellectual ability.; "he reads to improve his mind"; "he has a keen intellect" |
| ~ intelligence | the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience. |
| v. (communication) | 8. mind | be offended or bothered by; take offense with, be bothered by.; "I don't mind your behavior" |
| ~ object | express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent.; "She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with"; "When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license" |
| ~ bridle at, bridle up, bristle at, bristle up | show anger or indignation.; "She bristled at his insolent remarks" |
| v. (cognition) | 9. mind | be concerned with or about something or somebody. |
| ~ think about | have on one's mind, think about actively.; "I'm thinking about my friends abroad"; "She always thinks about her children first" |
| ~ worry, care | be concerned with.; "I worry about my grades" |
| v. (social) | 10. mind, take care | be in charge of or deal with.; "She takes care of all the necessary arrangements" |
| ~ handle, manage, care, deal | be in charge of, act on, or dispose of.; "I can deal with this crew of workers"; "This blender can't handle nuts"; "She managed her parents' affairs after they got too old" |
| ~ tend | manage or run.; "tend a store" |
| v. (social) | 11. heed, listen, mind | pay close attention to; give heed to.; "Heed the advice of the old men" |
| ~ obey | be obedient to. |
| v. (cognition) | 12. beware, mind | be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to.; "Beware of telephone salesmen" |
| ~ look out, watch out, watch | be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful.; "Watch out for pickpockets!" |
| v. (cognition) | 13. bear in mind, mind | keep in mind. |
| ~ think of, remember | keep in mind for attention or consideration.; "Remember the Alamo"; "Remember to call your mother every day!"; "Think of the starving children in India!" |
| ~ attend to, take to heart | get down to; pay attention to; take seriously.; "Attend to your duties, please" |
| regard | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. regard, respect | (usually preceded by `in') a detail or point.; "it differs in that respect" |
| ~ detail, item, point | an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole.; "several of the details are similar"; "a point of information" |
| n. (cognition) | 2. attentiveness, heed, paying attention, regard | paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people).; "his attentiveness to her wishes"; "he spends without heed to the consequences" |
| ~ attending, attention | the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others. |
| ~ advertence, advertency | the process of being heedful. |
| n. (communication) | 3. compliments, regard, wish | (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare.; "give him my kind regards"; "my best wishes" |
| ~ plural, plural form | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one. |
| ~ greeting, salutation | (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting). |
| n. (act) | 4. gaze, regard | a long fixed look.; "he fixed his paternal gaze on me" |
| ~ stare | a fixed look with eyes open wide. |
| n. (state) | 5. esteem, regard, respect | the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded).; "it is held in esteem"; "a man who has earned high regard" |
| ~ honour, honor, laurels | the state of being honored. |
| ~ stature | high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement.; "a man of great stature" |
| n. (feeling) | 6. regard, respect | a feeling of friendship and esteem.; "she mistook his manly regard for love"; "he inspires respect" |
| ~ affection, affectionateness, philia, warmness, fondness, warmheartedness, tenderness, heart | a positive feeling of liking.; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home" |
| n. (cognition) | 7. esteem, regard, respect | an attitude of admiration or esteem.; "she lost all respect for him" |
| ~ attitude, mental attitude | a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways.; "he had the attitude that work was fun" |
| ~ estimation, estimate | the respect with which a person is held.; "they had a high estimation of his ability" |
| v. (cognition) | 8. consider, reckon, regard, see, view | deem to be.; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" |
| ~ expect | consider reasonable or due.; "I'm expecting a full explanation as to why these files were destroyed" |
| ~ receive | regard favorably or with disapproval.; "Her new collection of poems was not well received" |
| ~ construe, interpret, see | make sense of; assign a meaning to.; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?" |
| ~ reconsider | consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing.; "Won't you reconsider your decision?" |
| ~ reconsider | consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, with a view to altering it. |
| ~ include | consider as part of something.; "I include you in the list of culprits" |
| ~ think, believe, conceive, consider | judge or regard; look upon; judge.; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior" |
| ~ consider | regard or treat with consideration, respect, and esteem.; "Please consider your family" |
| ~ call | consider or regard as being.; "I would not call her beautiful" |
| ~ like | feel about or towards; consider, evaluate, or regard.; "How did you like the President's speech last night?" |
| ~ relativise, relativize | consider or treat as relative. |
| ~ identify | consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else.; "He identified with the refugees" |
| ~ favor, favour | consider as the favorite.; "The local team was favored" |
| ~ abstract | consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically. |
| ~ reify | consider an abstract concept to be real. |
| ~ idealise, idealize | consider or render as ideal.; "She idealized her husband after his death" |
| ~ deem, take for, view as, hold | keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view.; "take for granted"; "view as important"; "hold these truths to be self-evident"; "I hold him personally responsible" |
| ~ esteem, respect, prise, prize, value | regard highly; think much of.; "I respect his judgement"; "We prize his creativity" |
| ~ disesteem, disrespect | have little or no respect for; hold in contempt. |
| ~ make | consider as being.; "It wasn't the problem some people made it" |
| ~ capitalise, capitalize | consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses. |
| ~ prize, treasure, value, appreciate | hold dear.; "I prize these old photographs" |
| v. (perception) | 9. consider, regard | look at attentively. |
| ~ look | perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards.; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!" |
| v. (stative) | 10. affect, involve, regard | connect closely and often incriminatingly.; "This new ruling affects your business" |
| ~ bear on, concern, have-to doe with, pertain, come to, refer, relate, touch on, touch | be relevant to.; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" |
| ~ implicate | bring into intimate and incriminating connection.; "He is implicated in the scheme to defraud the government" |
| thought | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. idea, thought | the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about.; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" |
| ~ cognitive content, mental object, content | the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned. |
| ~ inspiration | arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity. |
| ~ cogitation | a carefully considered thought about something.; "his cogitations were dutifully recorded in his daybook" |
| ~ concept, conception, construct | an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances. |
| ~ preoccupation | an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention. |
| ~ misconception | an incorrect conception. |
| ~ plan, program, programme | a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished.; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue" |
| ~ figment | a contrived or fantastic idea.; "a figment of the imagination" |
| ~ generalisation, generality, generalization | an idea or conclusion having general application.; "he spoke in broad generalities" |
| ~ suggestion | an idea that is suggested.; "the picnic was her suggestion" |
| ~ impression, notion, belief, feeling, opinion | a vague idea in which some confidence is placed.; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying" |
| ~ reaction | an idea evoked by some experience.; "his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do" |
| ~ theorem | an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth. |
| ~ whimsey, whimsy, whim, notion | an odd or fanciful or capricious idea.; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"; "he had a whimsy about flying to the moon"; "whimsy can be humorous to someone with time to enjoy it" |
| ~ meaning, substance | the idea that is intended.; "What is the meaning of this proverb?" |
| ~ burden | the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse. |
| ~ theme, motif | a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work.; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme" |
| ~ ideal | the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain. |
| ~ idealisation, idealization | something that exists only as an idea. |
| ~ keynote | a fundamental or central idea. |
| ~ kink | an eccentric idea. |
| n. (cognition) | 2. cerebration, intellection, mentation, thinking, thought, thought process | the process of using your mind to consider something carefully.; "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought" |
| ~ higher cognitive process | cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use. |
| ~ free association | a thought process in which ideas (words or images) suggest other ideas in a sequence. |
| ~ mental synthesis, construction | the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought. |
| ~ abstract thought, logical thinking, reasoning | thinking that is coherent and logical. |
| ~ line of thought | a particular way of thinking that is characteristic of some individual or group. |
| ~ train of thought, thread | the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together.; "I couldn't follow his train of thought"; "he lost the thread of his argument" |
| ~ mysticism | obscure or irrational thought. |
| ~ ideation | the process of forming and relating ideas. |
| ~ consideration | the process of giving careful thought to something. |
| ~ excogitation | thinking something out with care in order to achieve complete understanding of it. |
| ~ explanation | thought that makes something comprehensible. |
| ~ planning, preparation, provision | the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening.; "his planning for retirement was hindered by several uncertainties" |
| ~ problem solving | the thought processes involved in solving a problem. |
| ~ convergent thinking | thinking that brings together information focussed on solving a problem (especially solving problems that have a single correct solution). |
| ~ divergent thinking, out-of-the-box thinking | thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to novel ideas and solutions; associated with creativity. |
| n. (cognition) | 3. thought | the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual.; "19th century thought"; "Darwinian thought" |
| ~ belief | any cognitive content held as true. |
| ~ mainstream | the prevailing current of thought.; "his thinking was in the American mainstream" |
| n. (cognition) | 4. opinion, persuasion, sentiment, thought, view | a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty.; "my opinion differs from yours"; "I am not of your persuasion"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?" |
| ~ idea | a personal view.; "he has an idea that we don't like him" |
| ~ judgment, judgement, mind | an opinion formed by judging something.; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind" |
| ~ belief | any cognitive content held as true. |
| ~ eyes | opinion or judgment.; "in the eyes of the law"; "I was wrong in her eyes" |
| ~ parti pris, preconceived idea, preconceived notion, preconceived opinion, preconception, prepossession | an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence.; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions" |
| ~ pole | one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions.; "they are at opposite poles"; "they are poles apart" |
| ~ political sympathies, politics | the opinion you hold with respect to political questions. |
| suppose | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. say, suppose | express a supposition.; "Let us say that he did not tell the truth"; "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?" |
| ~ speculate | talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion.; "We were speculating whether the President had to resign after the scandal" |
| v. (cognition) | 2. guess, imagine, opine, reckon, suppose, think | expect, believe, or suppose.; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up" |
| ~ anticipate, expect | regard something as probable or likely.; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow" |
| ~ suspect | hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty.; "The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks" |
| v. (cognition) | 3. conjecture, hypothecate, hypothesise, hypothesize, speculate, suppose, theorise, theorize | to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds.; "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps" |
| ~ reconstruct, retrace, construct | reassemble mentally.; "reconstruct the events of 20 years ago" |
| ~ anticipate, expect | regard something as probable or likely.; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow" |
| ~ formulate, explicate, develop | elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses.; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis" |
| v. (cognition) | 4. presuppose, suppose | take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand.; "I presuppose that you have done your work" |
| ~ assume, presume, take for granted | take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof.; "I assume his train was late" |
| ~ postulate, posit | take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom.; "He posited three basic laws of nature" |
| ~ premiss, premise | take something as preexisting and given. |
| v. (cognition) | 5. presuppose, suppose | require as a necessary antecedent or precondition.; "This step presupposes two prior ones" |
| ~ logic | the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference. |
| ~ imply | suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic. |
| think | | |
| n. (cognition) | 1. think | an instance of deliberate thinking.; "I need to give it a good think" |
| ~ advisement, weighing, deliberation | careful consideration.; "a little deliberation would have deterred them" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| v. (cognition) | 2. believe, conceive, consider, think | judge or regard; look upon; judge.; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior" |
| ~ hold | remain committed to.; "I hold to these ideas" |
| ~ pass judgment, evaluate, judge | form a critical opinion of.; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?"; "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" |
| ~ rethink | change one's mind.; "He rethought his decision to take a vacation" |
| ~ think | dispose the mind in a certain way.; "Do you really think so?" |
| ~ look upon, regard as, repute, take to be, esteem, look on, think of | look on as or consider.; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent" |
| ~ feel | have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude.; "She felt small and insignificant"; "You make me feel naked"; "I made the students feel different about themselves" |
| ~ consider, regard, view, reckon, see | deem to be.; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do" |
| v. (cognition) | 3. cerebrate, cogitate, think | 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 nowhere" |
| ~ puzzle over | try to solve. |
| ~ rationalise, rationalize | think rationally; employ logic or reason.; "When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize" |
| ~ think | have or formulate in the mind.; "think good thoughts" |
| ~ philosophise, philosophize | reason philosophically. |
| ~ brainstorm | try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it. |
| ~ chew over, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, think over, excogitate, reflect, ruminate, speculate, contemplate | reflect deeply on a subject.; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" |
| ~ reason | think logically.; "The children must learn to reason" |
| ~ conclude, reason, reason out | decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion.; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house" |
| ~ pass judgment, evaluate, judge | form a critical opinion of.; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?"; "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" |
| ~ meditate, contemplate, study | think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes.; "He is meditating in his study" |
| ~ plan | make plans for something.; "He is planning a trip with his family" |
| ~ associate, colligate, link, relate, connect, tie in, link up | make a logical or causal connection.; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all" |
| ~ focus, pore, rivet, center, centre, concentrate | direct one's attention on something.; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" |
| ~ devote, pay, give | dedicate.; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to" |
| ~ think about | have on one's mind, think about actively.; "I'm thinking about my friends abroad"; "She always thinks about her children first" |
| ~ think | ponder; reflect on, or reason about.; "Think the matter through"; "Think how hard life in Russia must be these days" |
| ~ think | decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting.; "Can you think what to do next?" |
| v. (cognition) | 4. call back, call up, recall, recollect, remember, retrieve, think | recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection.; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories" |
| ~ know | perceive as familiar.; "I know this voice!" |
| ~ recognize, recognise | perceive to be the same. |
| ~ brush up, refresh, review | refresh one's memory.; "I reviewed the material before the test" |
| v. (creation) | 5. think | imagine or visualize.; "Just think--you could be rich one day!"; "Think what a scene it must have been!" |
| ~ conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine | form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case.; "Can you conceive of him as the president?" |
| v. (cognition) | 6. think | focus one's attention on a certain state.; "Think big"; "think thin" |
| ~ focus, pore, rivet, center, centre, concentrate | direct one's attention on something.; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" |
| v. (cognition) | 7. intend, mean, think | have in mind as a purpose.; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night" |
| ~ design | intend or have as a purpose.; "She designed to go far in the world of business" |
| ~ be after, plan | have the will and intention to carry out some action.; "He plans to be in graduate school next year"; "The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion" |
| ~ purpose, aim, purport, propose | propose or intend.; "I aim to arrive at noon" |
| v. (cognition) | 8. think | decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting.; "Can you think what to do next?" |
| ~ cerebrate, cogitate, think | 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 nowhere" |
| ~ think | ponder; reflect on, or reason about.; "Think the matter through"; "Think how hard life in Russia must be these days" |
| v. (cognition) | 9. think | ponder; reflect on, or reason about.; "Think the matter through"; "Think how hard life in Russia must be these days" |
| ~ cerebrate, cogitate, think | 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 nowhere" |
| ~ think | decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting.; "Can you think what to do next?" |
| v. (cognition) | 10. think | dispose the mind in a certain way.; "Do you really think so?" |
| ~ think, believe, conceive, consider | judge or regard; look upon; judge.; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior" |
| v. (cognition) | 11. think | have or formulate in the mind.; "think good thoughts" |
| ~ cerebrate, cogitate, think | 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 nowhere" |
| v. (cognition) | 12. think | be capable of conscious thought.; "Man is the only creature that thinks" |
| v. (change) | 13. think | bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation.; "She thought herself into a state of panic over the final exam" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
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