think

verb/θɪŋk/CEFR A1

ভাবা, মনে করা

Meaning

To use your mind, or to have an opinion.

Example sentences

I think it will rain.আমার মনে হয় বৃষ্টি হবে।
Think before you answer.উত্তর দেওয়ার আগে ভাবো।

Word forms

past tense: thought— ভেবেছিল
past participle: thought
-ing form: thinking

Common phrases with “think”

think aboutকিছু নিয়ে ভাবা
think of an ideaকোনো ভাবনা মাথায় আসা
I think soআমার তাই মনে হয়

A common mistake

I am thinking he is right.→I think he is right.

মতামত বোঝালে 'think' continuous হয় না। 'I am thinking about it' ঠিক — সেখানে সত্যিই ভাবার কাজটা চলছে।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: believe, consider

Forms of “think”

Base form: think
Past simple: thought
Past participle: thought
-ing form: thinking
Third person (he/she/it): thinks

Similar words, and what each means

believe
বিশ্বাস করা
To feel sure that something is true.
consider
বিবেচনা করা
To think about something carefully before deciding.
reason
কারণ, হেতু, যুক্তি দিয়ে ভাবা
The cause or explanation for why something happens.

Other English words for “ভাবা, মনে করা”

wonder
To want to know something; to think about it with curiosity.
suppose
To think that something is probably true.
recall
To bring a memory back into your mind.
reckon
To think or believe that something is true.
recollect
To remember something from the past.
figure
To think or work out that something is the case.

“think” elsewhere on EnglishBD

If you think I took your charger, you're barking up the wrong tree.
English Idioms about Nature →
On the paper test you get ten extra minutes at the end to copy answers to the answer sheet; use them to fix spelling, not to think.
IELTS Listening: Form and Note Completion →
Some people think → It is sometimes argued
Paraphrasing for IELTS: Four Techniques That Work →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

“think” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • ভাবা, মনে করা
- • সংকুচিত করা, চেপে ছোট করা
- • মাটির সঙ্গে মিশিয়ে দেওয়া, সম্পূর্ণ গুঁড়িয়ে দেওয়া
- • মূর্ত রূপ দেওয়া; ধারণ করা
Show the answer
ভাবা, মনে করা — think (verb) — ভাবা, মনে করা. To use your mind, or to have an opinion.
Which word is closest in meaning to “think”?
- • believe
- • fertilize
- • prophesy
- • simplify
Show the answer
believe — believe — বিশ্বাস করা. To feel sure that something is true.

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