thinken

Middle English

/ˈθinkən/

verb
Definitions
  • To think, ponder; to deduce, figure out; to grasp, understand.
  • To pray.
  • To conceive of, imagine.
  • To recall, remember.
  • To reach a conclusion, to decide, resolve; to accept, believe; to consider, regard.
  • To focus on, pay attention to.
  • To plot, scheme; to anticipate, expect.
  • To be sorry.
  • To feel.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English þenċan (think) inherited from Proto-Germanic *þankijaną (think, perceive, percieve, suppose) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *teng- (dip, think, soak, feel, know, moisten, wet).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*teng-

Gloss

dip, think, soak, feel, know, moisten, wet

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

知

Emoji

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