think

Betekenis

Verb

1. To ponder, to go over in one's head.
2. To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.
3. To conceive of something or someone (usually followed by of; infrequently, by on).
4. To be of opinion (that); to consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.
5. To guess; to reckon.
6. To plan; to be considering; to be of a mind (to do something).
7. To presume; to venture.
8. (informal) Ellipsis of think so.

Noun

An act of thinking; consideration (of something).

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/θɪŋk/

Etymologie

From Middle English thinken, thynken, thenken, thenchen, from Old English þenċan, from Proto-West Germanic *þankijan, from Proto-Germanic *þankijaną (“to think”), from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (“to think, feel, know”).
Cognate with Scots think, thynk (“to think”), North Frisian teenk, taanke, tanke, tånke (“to think”), Saterland Frisian toanke (“to think”), West Frisian tinke (“to think”), Dutch denken (“to think”), Afrikaans dink (“to think”), Low German denken, dinken (“to think”), German denken (“to think”), Danish tænke (“to think”), Swedish tänka (“to think”), Norwegian Bokmål tenke (“to think”), Norwegian Nynorsk tenkja (“to think”), Icelandic þekkja (“to know, recognise, identify, perceive”), Latin tongeō (“know”).

Zinnen

I was just in town earlier this year , so it is kind of crazy to think about what took place right after .

Ik was eerder dit jaar net in de stad, dus het is een beetje gek om na te denken over wat er direct daarna plaatsvond.

I think we can do better after the boat sails .

Ik denk dat we het beter kunnen doen nadat de boot zeilt.

The Flying Corps owed to this man much more than they know or think .

Het vliegende korpsen waren veel meer aan deze man verschuldigd dan ze weten of denken.