think
To think is to use the mind for some purpose. You want to plan something, build something, or figure something out.
think / thought / thought / thinking
Here are some ways to use the word "think."
- I think I know the answer.
- You think you know everything!
- He thinks a lot about the weather.
- She thinks she might be late.
- I thought I had my keys with me, but I didn’t.
- They often think about buying a house.
- A: What did you think about the test?
- B: I thought it was easy.
- This is a lot to think about.
- What are you thinking about?
think through = think carefully
- She has to think this through. (She has to think carefully about this.)
- I’d better think this through.
- He has a big decision to think through.
- Have you thought this through?
- We have to think things though before we make a decision.
- It’s obvious that they didn’t think this through. (They made a bad decision.)
- Give me a few days to think this through.