thinking1 nounthinking2 adjective
thinkingthink‧ing1 /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ ●●○ noun [uncountable] 
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- His statements closely reflect government thinking.
- The report goes against current thinking on what is best for working parents.
- There has been a change in thinking in terms of the influence of diet on the disease.
- Although this trigger, like other triggers, presents open-ended problematic situations, critical thinking does not occur spontaneously.
- But the dynamics of his thinking have never been easy to explain.
- However, they had little effect on the mainstream of Conservative thinking.
- Opportunity for mathematical experience and the development of mathematical thinking might seem unlikely to occur readily in the Home Corner.
- These show how pupils' mathematical thinking may be inferred from what they do and say.
- This is currently the main thrust of new thinking about Bach.
Longman Language Activatorwhat a particular group think about something
an opinion shared by a group of people, especially a particular profession or group of people who can influence what is decided: government/professional/medical etc opinion: · Medical opinion is divided as to the effectiveness of the new drug.world opinion: · Their refusal to obey UN regulations had a major effect on world opinion.
an opinion that a group has at a particular time, especially about the best way of doing something: · His statements closely reflect government thinking.· There has been a change in thinking in terms of the influence of diet on the disease.thinking on: · The report goes against current thinking on what is best for working parents.
an opinion shared by a group of people who have a very different way of looking at a problem or subject from that of another group of people: · There are two schools of thought. One wants to control inflation, while the other is more interested in boosting employment.· According to one school of thought, the disease is caused by a genetic defect.
an opinion shared by a large group of people, that is considered to be important or that should be listened to: · A significant body of opinion is strongly opposed to the new proposals.· There is a growing body of opinion that says we should put the environment first.
the way you generally think about something · When I told them I was a doctor their whole attitude changed.· What I don't need is somebody with an attitude problem.attitude to/towards · His attitude to his new job seemed to be very negative.· In order to change attitudes towards employing women, the government is bringing in new laws.attitude of · They maintained an attitude of defiance to social conventions.
an attitude that a particular group of people has, which makes them behave in a way that you think is stupid or wrong: · I don't understand the mentality of these teenagers.· She despised the bourgeois mentality of the professional class.· You know, I wonder if this is a male kind of mentality.
the attitude of a person or group, especially about what other people should or should not do: · You'll come to understand my way of thinking when you're my age and you have your own children to worry about.· I was glad to be with people who shared my way of thinking.
someone's general attitude to life: · After a good vacation, you'll have a completely different outlook.· The farmers were narrowly provincial in their outlook.outlook on (=attitude to life etc): · His outlook on life is largely a result of his strict education.
the attitude that a person, group or nation has towards life or the world: · The traditional Indian world view is based on certain definite concepts.· the Communist world view· He believes the change in the world view has occurred because of the new developments in communications.
the way a particular person or group tends to think, especially when this is difficult to change: · The residents of this city have an insular mindset, so strangers are not always made welcome.· The mindset of that generation was definitely more obedient than today's.· There does seem to have been a slight shift in the government's mindset in the light of recent events.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meaning 2verbs
I can’t help feeling that there has been a mistake. I couldn’t help thinking about the past. the need for joined-up thinking between departments Don’t be misled into thinking that scientific research is easy. Robertson’s quick thinking had saved the little girl’s life.
· I’ve had a chance to do some thinking.
adjectives· He was only saved by the quick thinking of two doctors.
· Over the next two days a lot of hard thinking went into the campaign.
· Your mother and I have been doing some serious thinking.
· Above 24,000 feet, the lack of oxygen makes clear thinking almost impossible.
(=when you make careful judgments about how good or bad something is)· Rudi wanted them to practice critical thinking by analysing the world they lived in.
(=when you use your imagination to produce new ideas or things)· Her solution to the problem was an example of good creative thinking.
British English (=when all the different parts of a plan or situation are considered together, so that it has better results)· The media has criticized the lack of joined-up thinking in the government’s plans for dealing with a terrorist attack.
(=used to say that an idea is good)· ‘We’d better lock the door.’ ‘Good thinking.’
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES I can’t help feeling that there has been a mistake. I couldn’t help thinking about the past. the need for joined-up thinking between departments Don’t be misled into thinking that scientific research is easy.· Many people believe that positive thinking can help your recovery from serious illnesses.
Robertson’s quick thinking had saved the little girl’s life.· I think I’m right in saying they once employed 2000 people.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· But critical thinking continues beyond perception - towards the actions that people can take to gain control over their lives.· Although this trigger, like other triggers, presents open-ended problematic situations, critical thinking does not occur spontaneously.· There are those who feel uncomfortable with the exposure critical thinking brings.· To show how to apply critical thinking to your studies.· The National Curriculum offers an opportunity for a school to engage in critical thinking about practice.· First, at its core is the idea that critical thinking is a particular kind of intellectual activity in its own right.
· Tandem's move reinforces current thinking which sees microkernel system software as very much an up and coming trend across the industry.· In medicine, however, it is precisely the current thinking in the field that one is after.· The current thinking is to sell off freight services first.
· Post-war lateral thinking solved the problem by abolishing the school, but the building survived that, too.· Arrangement of ideas on the board provides a stimulus for new ideas and lateral thinking. 4.· Others include lateral thinking, straight and crooked thinking, potential problem analysis, rational decision-making, and so on.· So a little lateral thinking was called for.· And that very excess of safety inspired some bright Vadinamians in to a galaxy-class piece of lateral thinking.· It was a peculiar form of lateral thinking, inspired by instinct.· The model represents most of de Bono's ideas on lateral thinking.· Hudevad. Lateral thinking brings environmental benefits.
· Slessor believed that the new thinking met Britain's interests in both the short and long term.· In this way the original insights of New Right thinking have acquired for themselves a bad name.· This is currently the main thrust of new thinking about Bach.· Communicating ideas Memos are often used to put forward a view or to provide new thinking on a subject.· The new thinking in Brussels is that labour laws should focus on general objectives and leave details to national governments.
· The political thinking behind the break-up is less predictable.
· Isn't this what the core of strategic thinking is all about?· Moreover, it is only recently that some have engaged in such strategic thinking at all.
· Lomas, for instance, finds his pleasure in wishful thinking about the war.· Personally I see this as wishful thinking rather than practical logic.· Mere logic and abstinence from wishful thinking had enabled Milner to summarise the story of the next sixty years.· Coping with waste will always be hard, and hypocrisy and wishful thinking will not make it easier.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► somebody can be forgiven for thinking/believing/feeling etc something
- Instead, put on your thinking cap, and turn those prepared ingredients into new dishes.
- The reaction I'll get when my parents find out doesn't even bear thinking about.
- A bit of forward planning would have ensured a sum was put aside in the budget.
- A little bit of forward thinking years ago has put the Eagles in terrific position now.
- But he does want to stimulate constructive forward thinking.
- Findings relate to expenditure, degree of forward planning, objectives, workforce attitudes, management awareness and use of consultancies.
- His introduction to the art of place-kicking, however, was hardly a result of deep forward planning.
- In each of the schools, the library was clearly still high on the agenda for forward planning and review.
- It is at this point that proper forward planning and the use of the time log become of crucial importance.
- The message which emerges is clearly one of forward planning to avoid any undesirable over-involvement in management decisions.
- In any case, she had now got to thinking of other things.
- Then they got to thinking that maybe you were dead.
- There's blood in your body, and I get to thinking about what would happen if your blood froze.
- When you've been around guys like Mr. B. awhile, you get to thinking the way they think.
WORD FAMILYnounthinkrethinkthinkerthinkingthe unthinkableadjectivethinkable ≠ unthinkablethinking ≠ unthinkingverbthinkrethinkadverbunthinkingly
1your opinion or ideas about something, or your attitude towards it: The Administration’s thinking changed as the war progressed. Well, to my way of thinking (=in my opinion), they should have done that years ago. He laughed and accused me of wishful thinking (=falsely believing that something will happen just because I want it to). the rich countries’ current thinking on aidthinking behind the thinking behind the company’s new public relations campaign2when you think about something: If it weren’t for Jeff’s quick thinking, Tillie could have been badly hurt. I really needed to do some thinking.clear/critical/analytical etc thinking (=a particular way of thinking about things)3put on your thinking cap informal to try to think seriously about a problem in order to solve it → lateral thinkingCOLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2verbsdo some thinking· I’ve had a chance to do some thinking.adjectivesquick thinking· He was only saved by the quick thinking of two doctors.hard thinking· Over the next two days a lot of hard thinking went into the campaign.serious thinking· Your mother and I have been doing some serious thinking.clear/logical thinking· Above 24,000 feet, the lack of oxygen makes clear thinking almost impossible.critical thinking (=when you make careful judgments about how good or bad something is)· Rudi wanted them to practice critical thinking by analysing the world they lived in.creative thinking (=when you use your imagination to produce new ideas or things)· Her solution to the problem was an example of good creative thinking.joined-up thinking British English (=when all the different parts of a plan or situation are considered together, so that it has better results)· The media has criticized the lack of joined-up thinking in the government’s plans for dealing with a terrorist attack.good thinking (=used to say that an idea is good)· ‘We’d better lock the door.’ ‘Good thinking.’thinking1 nounthinking2 adjective
thinkingthinking2 adjective [only before noun] EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Nigel knew that he would be the choice of any thinking woman, in spite of Jo's remarks.
- No huge feat, let's be honest, although Paul Merton is indeed emerging as the thinking woman's Chippendale.
- Persons, for Descartes, are mental or immaterial thinking substances.
- That's often the trouble with thinking machines.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES I can’t help feeling that there has been a mistake. I couldn’t help thinking about the past. the need for joined-up thinking between departments Don’t be misled into thinking that scientific research is easy. Robertson’s quick thinking had saved the little girl’s life.
I can’t help feeling that there has been a mistake. I couldn’t help thinking about the past. the need for joined-up thinking between departments Don’t be misled into thinking that scientific research is easy.· Many people believe that positive thinking can help your recovery from serious illnesses.
Robertson’s quick thinking had saved the little girl’s life.· I think I’m right in saying they once employed 2000 people.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· I wondered how it came to pass that a thinking man bore the prejudices of his unthinking parents into the future?· Northumberland had more use for him; he was temperamentally closer to this coldly thinking man than to his own son.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► somebody can be forgiven for thinking/believing/feeling etc something
- The reaction I'll get when my parents find out doesn't even bear thinking about.
- A bit of forward planning would have ensured a sum was put aside in the budget.
- A little bit of forward thinking years ago has put the Eagles in terrific position now.
- But he does want to stimulate constructive forward thinking.
- Findings relate to expenditure, degree of forward planning, objectives, workforce attitudes, management awareness and use of consultancies.
- His introduction to the art of place-kicking, however, was hardly a result of deep forward planning.
- In each of the schools, the library was clearly still high on the agenda for forward planning and review.
- It is at this point that proper forward planning and the use of the time log become of crucial importance.
- The message which emerges is clearly one of forward planning to avoid any undesirable over-involvement in management decisions.
- In any case, she had now got to thinking of other things.
- Then they got to thinking that maybe you were dead.
- There's blood in your body, and I get to thinking about what would happen if your blood froze.
- When you've been around guys like Mr. B. awhile, you get to thinking the way they think.
WORD FAMILYnounthinkrethinkthinkerthinkingthe unthinkableadjectivethinkable ≠ unthinkablethinking ≠ unthinkingverbthinkrethinkadverbunthinkingly
1a thinking person is intelligent and tries to think carefully about important subjects2the thinking man’s/woman’s etc something used to say that someone or something is liked by intelligent people: the thinking man’s pop band- internal medicine
- Internal Revenue Service
- international
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- International Court of Justice
- International Criminal Court
- International Date Line
- Internationale
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- International House of Pancakes
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- internationalist
- internationalization
- internationalize
- International Labour Organization
- internationally
- International Monetary Fund
- international relations
- International Space Station
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- internee
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