thinks
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
An inflected form of think · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,464 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 12,561 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- an instance of deliberate thinking I need to give it a good think
thinks in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Who thinks of Bethlehem today, and one lone winter night?
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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As the child died, I believe he thinks it his duty to marry again.
Emily Fox-Seton · Frances Hodgson Burnett · Chapter 1
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And at last, one day, “My friend the commissary,” she said, “thinks he is on the right track now.”
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Your mysterious young friend, whose name you have never told me, but whose picture really fascinates me, never thinks.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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Dead reckoning is good for to sail for the Deadman; And Tom Deadlight he thinks it may reckon near right.
John Marr and Other Poems · Herman Melville · Chapter 1