think
Related to think: think tank
think
1. noun, informal An act or instance of careful or considered thought. Why don't we all get together for a fresh think about the issue tomorrow? Hmm, let me have a think about that.
2. adjective, informal Having, involving, or characterized by in-depth thinking. Our company was contracted to produce a think report on the effect of the issue on local infrastructure. The professor went on to form a think tank whose primary goal was to look into ways to solve the housing crisis. She actually wrote a think piece on this topic a couple of years ago for the New York Times.
think aloud
To verbalize one's thoughts. A: "And I guess I should also pick up some plywood while we're out…" B: "Pardon me?" A: "Sorry, I'm just thinking aloud!"
See also: aloud, think
think out loud
To verbalize one's thoughts, especially when trying to produce a solution or conclusion about something. Those weren't really suggestions for a solution, I was just thinking out loud. OK, so we've got 20 over there, 10 from the last one, five pending—sorry, I was thinking out loud.
See also: loud, out, think
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
think
aloud/out loud To speak one's thoughts audibly.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
- (someone) thinks (they) are so smart
- ahead of time
- and I think you do
- anyone would think (something)
- anyone would think...
- be unable to hear (oneself) think
- be unable to hear yourself think
- can barely hear (oneself) think
- can hardly hear (oneself) think
- can't bear to think about (something)
- can't hear (oneself) think
- can't hear yourself think
- can't think straight
- close (one's) eyes and think of England
- come to think of it
- don't even think about it
- every horse thinks its own pack heaviest
- evil be to him who evil thinks
- give (one) furiously to think
- give (one) something to think about
- give somebody something to think about
- give someone furiously to think
- God's gift to women
- great minds think alike
- hardly have time to think
- have another guess coming
- have another think coming
- hear (oneself) think
- hear oneself think, can't
- How dumb do you think I am?
- I (do something), therefore I am
- I don't think so
- I dread to think
- I guess
- I guess not
- I should think not
- I should think so
- I should think so/not
- I shudder to think
- I shudder/dread to think
- I think not
- I think so
- if you think about it
- if/when you think about it
- just think
- let me see
- let me see/think
- let me think
- lie back and think of England
- not think much of
- not think much of (someone or something)
- not think of (doing something)
- not think of (something)
- not think of something/of doing something
- not think twice about (something)
- outside the box
- see fit (to do something)
- see/think fit
- shut (one's) eyes and think of England
- sooner than you think
- speak ill of (someone or something)
- speak/think ill of somebody
- that's what (someone) thinks
- that's what somebody thinks
- think
- think (one) hung the moon
- think (one) owns the place
- think (someone or something) is fit for (someone or something)
- think (someone) hung the moon and the stars
- think (the) better of (one)
- think a great deal of (someone or something)
- think a lot of
- think a lot of (someone or something)
- think about
- think about (someone or something)
- think again
- think ahead
- think aloud
- think back
- think before (doing something)
- think before (one) (does something)
- think before doing
- think better of
- think better of it/(something)
- think better of it/of doing something
- think better of somebody
- think big
- think box
- think fit (to do something)
- think fit for
- think for
- think for (oneself)
- think greatly of (someone or something)
- think highly of (someone or something)
- think highly of somebody/something
- think hung the moon
- think ill of (someone or something)
- think inside the box
- think little of
- think little of (someone or something)
- think long and hard
- think much of (someone or something)
- think nothing of
- think nothing of (doing something)
- think nothing of (someone or something)
- think nothing of doing
- think nothing of it
- think nothing of something/of doing something
- think of
- think of the children
- think on
- think on (one's) feet
- think on (someone or something)
- think on (something)
- think on feet
- think on one's feet
- think on your feet
- think out
- think out loud
- think out of the box
- think outside (of) the box
- think outside the box
- think over
- think piece
- think poorly of (someone or something)
- think positive
- think something/someone owes you a living
- think straight
- think tank
- think the sun rises and sets on
- think the sun rises and sets on (someone)
- think the sun shines out (someone's) backside
- think the world of
- think the world of (someone or something)
- think the world of somebody/something
- think the world of someone
- think the world owes (one) a living
- think through
- think to (do something)
- think to (oneself)
- think to do
- think twice
- think twice about
- think twice about something/about doing something
- think twice, to
- think up
- think upon (someone or something)
- think well of (someone or something)
- think you own the place
- think-box
- think-piece
- think-tank
- to think (that)
- to think...
- under fire
- What do you think about that?
- What do you think of that?
- What do you think of this weather?
- What do you think you are doing here?
- What do you think?
- what does (one) think?
- What does (someone) think (someone) is doing?
- What makes you think so?
- when you think about it
- Who do you think you are?
- Who do you think you're kidding?
- Who do you think you're talking to?
- Who does (one) think (one) is fooling?
- Who does (one) think (one) is kidding?
- Who does (someone) think (they) are?
- who does somebody think they are?
- you think
- You think you're so smart!
- you would think
- You’ve got another think coming
- you've got another thing coming
- you've got another think coming