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think

 
/θɪŋk/ v [I/T] (past tense and past participle thought /θɔt/) (HAVE OPINION)

Definition

to have or to form an opinion or idea about something: [T] "Do you think this is the right address?" "I don’t think so." [I] It doesn’t make much sense when you think about it. [I/T] Cloning animals has happened sooner than anyone thought (it would). [T] I always thought he was a bit weird. [I] What do you think of my new hat? [I] I’ll always think of him as someone I can rely on. [+ (that) clause] I think (that) I’d better go now. I still think of myself as (= believe I am) her friend.
(Definition of think v (HAVE OPINION) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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