■ verb ( past and past participle thought )
1》 have a particular opinion, belief, or idea about someone or something.
2》 use one's mind actively to form connected ideas about someone or something.
↘have a particular mental attitude.
↘( ~ of/about ) take into account or consideration.
↘( ~ of/about ) consider the possibility or advantages of.
↘( ~ of ) call to mind.
3》 ( ~ of ) have a specified opinion of.
■ noun informal an act of ~ing.
Phrases
have ( got ) another ~ coming informal used to express disagreement.
~ aloud express one's thoughts as they occur.
~ better of decide not to do (something) after reconsideration.
~ nothing of consider (an activity others regard as odd, wrong, or difficult) as straightforward or normal.
~ twice consider a course of action carefully before embarking on it.
Phrasal verbs
~ back recall a past event or time.
~ on dialect & N. Amer. ~ of or about.
~ something out (or through ) consider something in all its aspects before taking action.
~ something over consider something carefully.
~ something up informal invent or devise something.
Derivatives
~able adjective
~er noun
Origin
OE thencan , of Gmc origin.