think – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of think

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to think of
Participle: thought of
Gerund: thinking of

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ithink of
youthink of
he;she;itthinks of
wethink of
youthink of
theythink of

Perfect

Ihave thought of
youhave thought of
he;she;ithas thought of
wehave thought of
youhave thought of
theyhave thought of

Past

Ithought of
youthought of
he;she;itthought of
wethought of
youthought of
theythought of

Pluperfect

Ihad thought of
youhad thought of
he;she;ithad thought of
wehad thought of
youhad thought of
theyhad thought of

Future

Iwill think of
youwill think of
he;she;itwill think of
wewill think of
youwill think of
theywill think of

Future Perfect

Iwill have thought of
youwill have thought of
he;she;itwill have thought of
wewill have thought of
youwill have thought of
theywill have thought of

Subjunctive

Present

Ithink of
youthink of
he;she;itthink of
wethink of
youthink of
theythink of

Perfect

Ihave thought of
youhave thought of
he;she;ithave thought of
wehave thought of
youhave thought of
theyhave thought of

Imperfect

Ithought of
youthought of
he;she;itthought of
wethought of
youthought of
theythought of

Pluperfect

Ihad thought of
youhad thought of
he;she;ithad thought of
wehad thought of
youhad thought of
theyhad thought of

Conditional

Present

Iwould think of
youwould think of
he;she;itwould think of
wewould think of
youwould think of
theywould think of

Perfect

Iwould have thought of
youwould have thought of
he;she;itwould have thought of
wewould have thought of
youwould have thought of
theywould have thought of

Imperative

youthink of
weLet's think of
youthink of

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam thinking of
youare thinking of
he;she;itis thinking of
weare thinking of
youare thinking of
theyare thinking of

Perfect

Ihave been thinking of
youhave been thinking of
he;she;ithas been thinking of
wehave been thinking of
youhave been thinking of
theyhave been thinking of

Past

Iwas thinking of
youwere thinking of
he;she;itwas thinking of
wewere thinking of
youwere thinking of
theywere thinking of

Pluperfect

Ihad been thinking of
youhad been thinking of
he;she;ithad been thinking of
wehad been thinking of
youhad been thinking of
theyhad been thinking of

Future

Iwill be thinking of
youwill be thinking of
he;she;itwill be thinking of
wewill be thinking of
youwill be thinking of
theywill be thinking of

Future Perfect

Iwill have been thinking of
youwill have been thinking of
he;she;itwill have been thinking of
wewill have been thinking of
youwill have been thinking of
theywill have been thinking of

Conditional

Present

Iwould be thinking of
youwould be thinking of
he;she;itwould be thinking of
wewould be thinking of
youwould be thinking of
theywould be thinking of

Perfect

Iwould have been thinking of
youwould have been thinking of
he;she;itwould have been thinking of
wewould have been thinking of
youwould have been thinking of
theywould have been thinking of

Other

Verbs similar to 'think'

athink, chink, shink, thank, thick, thin, thing, thunk, tink, twink,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

To go over in one's head.
ponder
contemplate
ponder, cogitate, meditate, consider, regard, conceive, imagine, picture
remember
recall, recollect
design
mean, purpose, intend
believe
deem, hold, anticipate, expect, suppose

Antonyms

contemplate
disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook
remember
forget, obliterate, overlook, repress
design
accident, fluke, chance, guess

Additional Information

think ← Old English þyncan.
thought ← Old English þohte , preterite of þencan.

Etymology

1. O.E. þencan "conceive in the mind, think, consider, intend" (past tense þohte, p.p. geþoht), probably originally "cause to appear to oneself," from P.Gmc. *thankjan (cf. O.Fris. thinka, O.S. thenkian, O.H.G. denchen, Ger. denken, O.N. þekkja, Goth. þagkjan); O.E. þencan is the causative form of the distinct O.E. verb þyncan "to seem or appear" (past tense þuhte, pp. geþuht), from P.Gmc. *thunkjan (cf. Ger. dünken, däuchte). Both are from PIE *tong- "to think, feel" which also is the root of thought and thank. The two meanings converged in M.E. and þyncan "to seem" was absorbed, except for archaic methinks "it seems to me." Jocular pp. thunk (not historical, but by analogy of drink, sink, etc.) is recorded from 1876. Think-tank is 1959 as "research institute" (first ref. is to Center for Behavioral Sciences, Palo Alto, Calif.); it had been colloquial for "the brain" since 1905.
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *teng-der.
4. Proto-Germanic *þankijaną
5. Proto-West Germanic *þankijan
6. Old English þenċan
7. Middle English thinken
8. English think
9. 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”).
10. 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, dinken (“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”), Gothic þagkjan (“to think”), Latin tongeō (“know”). See: Middle English 'thinken', Proto-Germanic '*þankijaną', Scots 'think', Frisian, Saterlandic 'toanke', Dutch 'denken', Afrikaans 'dink', Low Saxon 'denken', German, old spelling 'denken', Danish 'tænke', Swedish 'tänka', Norwegian 'tenke', Norwegian, nynorsk 'tenkja', Icelandic 'þekkja', Gothic 'þagkjan', Latin 'tongeō'.

Verbs referencing "think"

German, old spelling denken, Tok Pisin ting, Naija tink, Low Saxon dünken, Alemannic German tenke, German, Pennsylvania denke, Norwegian, nynorsk tenkja, Tok Pisin tingting, Danish tykkes, Cimbrian dénkhan, Alemannic German dänke.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] certainly; but somebody said, ‘of course it would be light, at sea, ’ a proposition to which we all assented; echoing ‘of course, of course; ’ though it would be exceedingly difficult to say why we thought so. I remember, too, when we had discovered and exhausted another topic of consolation in the circumstance of this ladies ’ cabin adjoining our state-room, and the consequently immense feasibility [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] a fellow had, ” rejoined the other. “ Why, last fall, I let him go to Cincinnati alone, to do business for me, and bring home five hundred dollars. ‘Tom, ’ says I to him, ‘I trust you, because I think you 're a Christian—I know you wouldn't cheat. ’ Tom comes back, sure enough; I knew he would. Some low fellows, they say, said to him—Tom, why don't you make tracks for Canada ? ’ ’ Ah, master [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] her baby; and she was one of your real high sort, when her blood was up. I tell you, she squeezed up her child in her arms, and talked, and went on real awful. It kinder makes my blood run cold to think of ’ t; and when they carried off the child, and locked her up, she jest went ravin ’ mad, and died in a week. Clear waste, sir, of a thousand dollars, just for want of management,—there's where ’ t [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] long, quite coolly and contentedly; with no sense of weariness, with no desire to get up, or get better, or take the air; with no curiosity, or care, or regret, of any sort or degree, saving that I think I can remember, in this universal indifference, having a kind of lazy joy—of fiendish delight, if anything so lethargic can be dignified with the title—in the fact of my wife being too ill to talk [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] and a pair of boots such as no weak man in his senses could ever have got into. I found myself standing, when a gleam of consciousness came upon me, holding on to something. I do n't know what. I think it was the boatswain: or it may have been the pump: or possibly the cow. I ca n't say how long I had been there; whether a day or a minute. I recollect trying to think about something (about [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Still she thought she heard the trader make an offer for her boy; — could she be mistaken ? Her heart swelled and throbbed, and she involuntarily strained him so tight that the little fellow looked up into her face [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Divided between our rubber and such topics as these, we were running (as we thought ) into Halifax Harbour, on the fifteenth night, with little wind and a bright moon—indeed, we had made the Light at its outer entrance, and put the pilot in charge—when suddenly the ship struck upon [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] a boat on shore. It was amusing to observe how very kind some of the passengers were, in volunteering to go ashore in this same boat: for the general good, of course: not by any means because they thought the ship in an unsafe position, or contemplated the possibility of her heeling over in case the tide were running out. Nor was it less amusing to remark how desperately unpopular the poor pilot [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • [...] do you talk so for ? I would as soon have one of my own children sold. But really, Eliza, you are getting altogether too proud of that little fellow. A man can't put his nose into the door, but you think he must be coming to buy him. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • At this, I really thought the waiter must have gone out of his mind: as I believe he would have done, but for the interposition of another man, who whispered in his ear, ‘Directly. ’ (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Hello? What's the use ? I thought you might be a little romantic by candlelight, but it... (A Night for Crime)
  • They thought that would make my life easier. So we left Mounir behind... (Dammi)
  • Well, uh, I think I would've remembered. Have we ever met ? (Faye)
  • Do you know me ? Well, uh, I think I would've remembered. (Faye)
  • If you could come from another planet, you think you'd wanna talk to Biden ? (Joe Rogan: Burn the Boats)