thinking

Thought or thinking is a mental process which allows beings to model the world, and so to deal with it effectively according to their goals, plans, ends and desires. Words referring to similar concepts and processes include cognition, sentience, consciousness, idea, and imagination.Thinking involves the cerebral manipulation of information, as when we form concepts, engage in problem solving, reason and make decisions. Thinking is a higher cognitive function and the analysis of thinking processes is part of cognitive psychology.
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(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Think
  

(n.)
The act of thinking; mode of thinking; imagination; cogitation; judgment.
  

(a.)
Having the faculty of thought; cogitative; capable of a regular train of ideas; as, man is a thinking being.
  

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fleeing; thinking
  

talking; thinking; humiliation; budding
  

Noun
1. the process of thinking (especially thinking carefully); "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought"
(synonym) thought, cerebration, intellection, mentation
(hypernym) higher cognitive process
(hyponym) free association
(derivation) think
Adjective
1. endowed with the capacity to reason
(synonym) intelligent, reasoning(a), thinking(a)
(similar) rational

Noun
1. an instance of deliberate thinking; "I need to give it a good think"
(hypernym) deliberation, weighing, advisement
(classification) colloquialism
Verb
1. 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"
(synonym) believe, consider, conceive
(hypernym) judge
(hyponym) hold
(derivation) opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thought
2. expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn't think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"
(synonym) opine, suppose, imagine, reckon, guess
(hypernym) expect, anticipate
(hyponym) suspect
(derivation) opinion, sentiment, persuasion, view, thought
3. 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"
(synonym) cogitate, cerebrate
(hyponym) puzzle over
(see-also) chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
(derivation) thinking, thought, cerebration, intellection, mentation
4. recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection; "I can't remember saying any such thing"; "I can't think what her last name was"; "can you remember her phone number?"; "Do you remember that he once loved you?"; "call up memories"
(synonym) remember, retrieve, recall, call back, call up, recollect
(hyponym) know
(see-also) remember, think back
(derivation) idea, thought
5. imagine or visualize; "Just think--you could be rich one day!"; "Think what a scene it must have been!"
(hypernym) imagine, conceive of, ideate, envisage
6. focus one's attention on a certain state; "Think big"; "think thin"
(hypernym) concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet
(derivation) idea, thought
7. have in mind as a purpose; "I mean no harm"; "I only meant to help you"; "She didn't think to harm me"; "We thought to return early that night"
(synonym) intend, mean
(hypernym) will, wish
(hyponym) design
8. decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting; "Can you think what to do next?"
(hypernym) cogitate, cerebrate
9. ponder; reflect on, or reason about; "Think the matter through"; "Think how hard life in Russia must be these days"
(hypernym) cogitate, cerebrate
10. dispose the mind in a certain way; "Do you really think so?"
(hypernym) believe, consider, conceive
(derivation) thought
11. have or formulate in the mind; "think good thoughts"
(hypernym) cogitate, cerebrate
12. be capable of conscious thought; "Man is the only creature that thinks"
13. bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation; "She thought herself into a state of panic over the final exam"
(hypernym) change, alter, modify