I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ hard ( esp. BrE ), long
▪
I've had a long, hard ~ about it.
VERB + THINK
▪ have
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ about
II.
verb
1 have an opinion
ADVERB
▪ really
▪ personally
▪
I personally ~ it's all been a lot of fuss over nothing.
▪ honestly , seriously
▪
Did you honestly ~ I would agree to that?
▪ never , sometimes
▪
I never thought you would carry out your threat.
▪ differently , otherwise
▪
That's my opinion, but you might ~ otherwise.
VERB + THINK
▪ be inclined to
▪
I'm inclined to ~ we've been a little harsh on her.
PREPOSITION
▪ about
▪
I still don't know what he really ~s about it.
▪ of
▪
What did you ~ 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 ~ rationally.
▪ frantically
▪
What can I do now? he thought frantically.
▪ bitterly , dully , glumly , grimly , irritably , miserably
▪ ruefully , wistfully , wryly
▪ again
▪
You really should ~ again about that.
▪ twice
▪
You should ~ twice about employing someone you've never met.
VERB + THINK
▪ dread to , hate to , shudder to
▪
I hate to ~ what would have happened if we hadn't arrived.
PREPOSITION
▪ about
▪
Think about what you are going to do next.
▪ of
▪
I often ~ of Jane.
PHRASES
▪ not ~ straight
▪
The drugs were affecting her and she couldn't ~ straight.
▪ ~ big
▪
You need to ~ 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