Synonyms: think of, take to be, look on, look upon, regard as, repute, esteem
Definition: look on as or consider
Usage: she looked on this affair as a joke; He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician; He is reputed to be intelligent
Similar words: think, believe, conceive, consider
Definition: judge or regard; look upon; judge
Usage: 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
Synonyms: entertain, flirt with, think about, think of, toy with
Definition: take into consideration, have in view
Usage: He entertained the notion of moving to South America
Similar words: contemplate
Definition: consider as a possibility
Usage: I contemplated leaving school and taking a full-time job
Synonyms: think of
Definition: choose in one's mind
Usage: Think of any integer between 1 and 25
Similar words: select, choose, take, pick out
Definition: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
Usage: Take any one of these cards; Choose a good husband for your daughter; She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her
Synonyms: have in mind, think of, mean
Definition: intend to refer to
Usage: I'm thinking of good food when I talk about France; Yes, I meant you when I complained about people who gossip!
Similar words: associate, colligate, link, link up, tie in, connect, relate
Definition: make a logical or causal connection
Usage: I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind; colligate these facts; I cannot relate these events at all
Synonyms: concoct, dream up, hatch, think of, think up
Definition: devise or invent
Usage: He thought up a plan to get rich quickly; no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software
Similar words: create by mental act, create mentally
Definition: create mentally and abstractly rather than with one's hands