THINK

(CONSIDER) [verb] [past:] thought - to believe, consider, have as an opinion or ideaI think (that) I've met you before. [+ (that) clause]He thought (that) they'd be going away in June. [+ (that) clause]"Do you think (that) you could get me some stamps while you're in town?" [+ (that) clause]I think (that) I'll go swimming after lunch. [+ (that) clause]"Do you think this is the right house?" "Yes, I think so./No, I don't think so." [+ so]Arnold was happy to work in the evenings - or so I thought. [after so]I missed the bus. It left earlier than I thought (= I expected that it would leave later than it did). [I]I always thought him a rather annoying child. [T + object + noun or adjective]Salmon used to be thought expensive/thought a luxury. [T + object + noun or adjective]He was thought to have boarded the plane in New York. [+ object + to infinitive]What do you think about/of (= what is your opinion of) my new dress. [I]I'm thinking about/of (= considering) buying a new car. [I]I think of him (= consider him) as someone who will always help me. [I](esp. disapproving) "Rupert's left without paying us back that money." "I thought as much" (= I am not surprised).So, Adrian is seeing Emma, is he? Who would have thought it (= That is surprising)?I can't think (= I don't know) why she hasn't phoned/how I lost my keys.She couldn't think (= didn't know) what to do next/how to do it.(formal) Think not is a formal way of disagreeing or saying no."Will you be going tonight James?" "I think not."I asked him if he was likely to get the job and he said he thought not.It's no good asking me all the time, Anna - you're going to have to learn to think for yourself (= make your own decisions)!When the children are misbehaving, it makes me think again about (= reconsider) having a large family.Originally we were going to buy John's old car but we thought better of it (= decided it wasn't a good idea).If you think highly of/a lot of/well of/the world of someone or something, you have a good opinion of that person or thing.To not think much of someone or something means you have a low opinion of that person or thing.I don't think much of my new accommodation/of having to work on Saturdays.To think nothing of something means to consider it easy or simple.When I was younger, I thought nothing of cycling 50 miles in a day."Thank you for helping." "Think nothing of it."I know she will always do well because she thinks big (= has big plans).