think
part of speech
verb (think, thinks, thought, thinking); noun thought
meaning for a pupil
1) To think is to use your mind to work something out. tree →
2) To think something is to believe it or have an opinion: «I think it will rain». tree →
3) To think of or about something is to have it in your mind or remember it. tree →
4) To think of an idea is to make it up. tree →
sense in the lessons
picture what happens to the groups before choosing an operation; in science we think what will happen (predict) and then test it; phrases: «think about», «think of», «think so», «think twice», «think ahead»
examples
- Not quite. Think: what happens to the groups? tree →
- Think: did Tom get more or fewer? tree →
- Mia thinks she has 10 shells, but she has 8. tree →
- I think it will snow tomorrow. tree →
- Think of a number between 1 and 10. tree →
- What do you think will happen to the ice in the sun? tree →
- I often think about my old school. tree →
- Think before you cross the road. tree →
- Can't you think of something better?" tree →
note
Past: thought. Carries no operation clue; it asks you to picture the change. Trap: what someone «thinks» may be wrong, so use the true count. «I think so» means «I believe yes».
In the corpora
- A crush means really liking someone and thinking about them a lot; it is a private feeling and often passes.
- Sometimes a relative is left out of a family event after an argument the grown-ups think is private.
- A person with dementia may mix up names or think it is years ago; correcting them sharply can upset them.
- Being arrested means the police think someone may have committed a crime and will question them; it is not yet proof.
- Most people think tiny kind lies are OK, but big lies that hurt people or hide important things are not.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «think» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.