en thinking

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

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Synonyms

  • pt Pensamento (n, cognition) ➜
  • ar تَأَمُّل (n, cognition) ➜
  • ar تَفْكِير (n, cognition) ➜
  • ar فِكْر (n, cognition) ➜
  • ar فِكْرَة (n, cognition) ➜
  • ca meditació (n, cognition) ➜
  • ca pensament (n, cognition) ➜
  • ca reflexió (n, cognition) ➜
  • da tanke (n, cognition) ➜
  • en cerebration (n, cognition) ➜
  • en intellection (n, cognition) ➜
  • en mentation (n, cognition) ➜
  • en intelligent (a, wn) ➜
  • en thought (n, cognition) ➜
  • en thought process (n, cognition) ➜
  • es meditación (n, cognition) ➜
  • es pensamiento (n, cognition) ➜
  • es reflexión (n, cognition) ➜
  • eu gogoeta (n, cognition) ➜
  • eu pentsamendu (n, cognition) ➜
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thinking is used for…

  • en solving problems ➜
  • en deciding something ➜
  • en deducing ➜
  • en solving ➜
  • en adapting ➜
  • en coming to conclusions ➜
  • en learning ➜
  • en reasoning ➜
  • en solving a problem ➜
  • en understanding ➜
  • en AI ➜
  • en analysing situations ➜
  • en animals ➜
  • en articulating ➜
  • en avoiding action ➜
  • en avoiding decisions ➜
  • en being ➜
  • en being sentient ➜
  • en coming to a conclusion ➜
  • en coming up with new ideas ➜
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Types of thinking

  • en consideration (n, cognition) ➜
  • en construction (n, cognition) ➜
  • en convergent thinking (n, cognition) ➜
  • en divergent thinking (n, cognition) ➜
  • en excogitation (n, cognition) ➜
  • en explanation (n, cognition) ➜
  • en free association (n, cognition) ➜
  • en ideation (n, cognition) ➜
  • en line of thought (n, cognition) ➜
  • en mysticism (n, cognition) ➜
  • en planning (n, cognition) ➜
  • en problem solving (n, cognition) ➜
  • en reasoning (n, cognition) ➜
  • en train of thought (n, cognition) ➜
  • en analysing (n) ➜
  • en concentrating (n) ➜
  • en critical thinking (n) ➜
  • en designing (n) ➜
  • en explanation (n) ➜
  • en forming opinion (n) ➜
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Subevents of thinking

  • en writing ➜
  • en play chess ➜
  • en playing a game of chess ➜
  • en reading ➜
  • en taking an exam ➜
  • en buying presents ➜
  • en cleaning ➜
  • en contemplate ➜
  • en contemplating ➜
  • en getting warm ➜
  • en going to school ➜
  • en having a haircut ➜
  • en learn a language ➜
  • en learning ➜
  • en learning something new ➜
  • en pass your university exams ➜
  • en satisfying appetites with minimum effort ➜
  • en taking an examination ➜
  • en washing your hands ➜
  • en working ➜
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Related terms

  • en mind ➜
  • sh dubokouman (a) ➜
  • sh mnenje (n) ➜
  • sh mnijenje (n) ➜
  • sh slobodouman (a) ➜
  • sh slobodoumlje (n) ➜
  • sh slobodoumnost (n) ➜
  • en dream ➜
  • en head ➜
  • ang gemynd (n) ➜
  • ang geþanc (n) ➜
  • ang ingeþanc (n) ➜
  • ar حسب (n) ➜
  • ar فكر (n) ➜
  • ar فكر (n) ➜
  • ast pensamientu (n) ➜
  • ba аҡыл (n) ➜
  • cs myšlení (n) ➜
  • de denke (n) ➜
  • de denken (n) ➜
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Things that require thinking

  • en answer questions ➜
  • en communicating ➜
  • en doing a crossword puzzle ➜
  • en writing ➜
  • en writing a program ➜
  • en adding up numbers ➜
  • en coding ➜
  • en contemplating ➜
  • en creating an idea ➜
  • en expressing yourself ➜
  • en making a shopping list ➜
  • en remembering a phone number ➜
  • en satisfying appetites with minimum effort ➜
  • en sending e-mail ➜
  • en taking an exam ➜
  • en taking a midterm ➜
  • en thinking ➜
  • en understanding something better ➜
  • en wait in line ➜
  • en work ➜

Effects of thinking

  • en ideas ➜
  • en thought ➜
  • en acting ➜
  • en always learning new things ➜
  • en the best way ➜
  • en coming up with an idea ➜
  • en conflict with authority ➜
  • en you create ideas ➜
  • en creative ➜
  • en decisions ➜
  • en depression ➜
  • en fatigue ➜
  • en you figure out something ➜
  • en a fresh idea ➜
  • en get a headache ➜
  • en having an idea ➜
  • en hurting your brain ➜
  • en an idea ➜
  • en knowledge ➜
  • en make a decision ➜
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Things used for thinking

  • en your brain ➜
  • en mind ➜
  • en cogitating ➜
  • en contemplating ➜
  • en creating an idea ➜
  • en doing a crossword puzzle ➜
  • en going for a run ➜
  • en a head ➜
  • en playing chess ➜
  • en remembering ➜
  • en resting ➜
  • en sitting quietly ➜
  • en taking a walk ➜
  • en walking in the rain ➜

thinking is a subevent of…

  • en erections ➜
  • en you get an idea ➜
  • en act subconsciously ➜
  • en a brain storm ➜
  • en coming up with an idea ➜
  • en to concentrate ➜
  • en epiphany ➜
  • en forming an idea ➜
  • en go off on a tangent ➜
  • en have an idea ➜
  • en a headache ➜
  • en to imagine possible senarios ➜
  • en moving your eyes ➜
  • en rub my chin ➜
  • en tapping your fingers ➜
  • en twiddle your thumbs ➜
  • en using your brain ➜
  • en write things down ➜

thinking requires…

  • en a brain ➜
  • en a functioning brain ➜
  • en brain cells ➜
  • en brains ➜
  • en a functioning mind ➜
  • en knowledge ➜
  • en memory ➜
  • en a quiet environment ➜
  • en a thinker ➜
  • en thinking ➜
  • en you to use your brain ➜

Causes of thinking

  • en analysing something ➜
  • en contemplating ➜
  • en playing chess ➜
  • en playing a game of chess ➜
  • en seeing artifacts ➜
  • en taking in a film ➜
  • en writing ➜

Derived terms

  • en freethinking ➜
  • en metathinking ➜
  • en nonthinking ➜
  • en thinking (n) ➜
  • en thinkingly ➜
  • en unthinking ➜

thinking is a type of…

  • en higher cognitive process (n, cognition) ➜
  • en something your mind does ➜
  • en intentional mental event (n) ➜

Etymological roots of "thinking"

  • ang þencende ➜
  • enm thenkinge ➜
  • enm thinking ➜

Things whose first step is thinking

  • en write ➜

Things motivated by thinking

  • en cogitate ➜

Things created by thinking

  • en theory ➜

Antonyms

  • en unthinking ➜
  • en unthinking (a) ➜

Etymologically related

  • de denkend ➜
  • enm thenkyng ➜
  • enm thynkynge ➜
  • enm þenchinde ➜
  • enm þenkynge ➜
  • enm þinkynge ➜
  • nl denkend ➜
  • sv tänkande ➜

thinking is capable of…

  • en leads to the formation of opinions ➜
  • en make you tired ➜

Root words

  • en think (v) ➜
  • en think ➜

thinking is part of…

  • en being human ➜
  • en reading ➜

Word forms

  • en thinkings (n) ➜

Symbols of thinking

  • mul 🤔 ➜

thinking makes you want…

  • en write a program ➜

Derived from

  • en think ➜

Links to other resources

  • umbel.org /umbel/ac/Thinking
  • sw.opencyc.org /2012/05/10/concept/en/Thinking
  • wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu 105778923-n
  • en.wiktionary.org thinking
  • fr.wiktionary.org thinking
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