Think

Irregular verb

think /θɪŋk/ , thought /θɔːt/ , thought /θɔːt/

Semantics

The French translation is penser, or réflechir (songer à), sometimes croire, see below.

Syntax

Note the presence of the resumptive pronoun so:

• Will we back to work on April 15^th
• I (don't) think so. (Je (ne) crois (pas).)

You either know something or you don't, but thinking is an activity, so it is compatible (and frequently used) with -ing

Derived words

• thoughtful
• thoughtless
• an after-thought (ajout après coup: not the same as arrière pensée)
• forethought
• groupthink