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| accept |
to think of as true or correct. [1/4 definitions] |
| conceive |
to be able to think of. [1/4 definitions] |
| connect |
to think of as related; associate. [1/3 definitions] |
| consider |
to think of as. [1/3 definitions] |
| invent |
to think of and make something that has never been made before by anyone. |
| lay1 |
to think of or come up with. [1/6 definitions] |
| nonplus |
to cause (someone) to be unable to think of what to say, do, or decide; perplex; bewilder. [1/2 definitions] |
| original |
able to think of new ideas. [1/6 definitions] |
| plan |
to develop or think of a way to do (something). [1/4 definitions] |
| regard |
to think of someone or something in a certain way. [1/2 definitions] |
| scorn |
to think of or treat with derision or contempt. [1/5 definitions] |
| supernaturalize |
to make, think of, or treat (something) as supernatural. |
| suppose |
to imagine or think of something as a possibility. [1/2 definitions] |
| thing |
that which people speak of, think of, or do. [1/2 definitions] |
| treat |
to deal with or think of in a particular way. [1/9 definitions] |
| um |
used to express that one is thinking or considering, and, often, to give oneself more time before speaking, as when trying to think of an answer to a question or when trying to make a decision. |
| value |
to think of as important or valuable. [1/5 definitions] |
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