advisement, weighing, deliberation - careful consideration; "a little deliberation would have deterred them"

colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

hold - remain committed to; "I hold to these ideas"

judge - form an opinion of or pass judgment on; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"

rethink - change one's mind; "He rethought his decision to take a vacation"

think - dispose the mind in a certain way; "Do you really think so?"

look upon, regard as, repute, take to be, think of, esteem, look on - look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent"

feel - have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude; "She felt small and insignificant"; "You make me feel naked"; "I made the students feel different about themselves"

consider, regard, view, reckon, see - deem to be; "She views this quite differently from me"; "I consider her to be shallow"; "I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do"

anticipate, expect - regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow"

suspect - hold in suspicion; believe to be guilty; "The U.S. suspected Bin Laden as the mastermind behind the terrorist attacks"

puzzle over - try to solve

rationalise, rationalize - think rationally; employ logic or reason; "When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize"

think - have or formulate in the mind; "think good thoughts"

philosophise, philosophize - reason philosophically

brainstorm - try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it

meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, chew over, think over, excogitate, ruminate, speculate, reflect, contemplate - reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

reason - think logically; "The children must learn to reason"

conclude, reason, reason out - decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion; "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"

judge - form an opinion of or pass judgment on; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"

meditate, contemplate, study - think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes; "He is meditating in his study"

plan - make plans for something; "He is planning a trip with his family"

associate, colligate, link, relate, tie in, connect, link up - make a logical or causal connection; "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all"

focus, pore, rivet, center, centre, concentrate - direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

devote, pay, give - dedicate; "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"

think about - have on one's mind, think about actively; "I'm thinking about my friends abroad"; "She always thinks about her children first"

think - ponder; reflect on, or reason about; "Think the matter through"; "Think how hard life in Russia must be these days"

think - decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting; "Can you think what to do next?"

think out - consider carefully and rationally; "Every detail has been thought out"

meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, chew over, think over, excogitate, ruminate, speculate, reflect, contemplate - reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

dream up, think up, hatch, concoct, think of - devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software"

know - perceive as familiar; "I know this voice!"

recognize, recognise - perceive to be the same

brush up, refresh, review - refresh one's memory; "I reviewed the material before the test"

think back, remember - recapture the past; indulge in memories; "he remembered how he used to pick flowers"

conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine - form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?"

focus, pore, rivet, center, centre, concentrate - direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

design - intend or have as a purpose; "She designed to go far in the world of business"

be after, plan - have the will and intention to carry out some action; "He plans to be in graduate school next year"; "The rebels had planned turmoil and confusion"

purpose, purport, aim, propose - propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon"

will, wish - have in mind; "I will take the exam tomorrow"

cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"

think - ponder; reflect on, or reason about; "Think the matter through"; "Think how hard life in Russia must be these days"

cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"

think - decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting; "Can you think what to do next?"

think, believe, conceive, consider - judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior"

cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"

alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"