How do you sign “Think” in ASL?
THINK: THINK in American Sign Language (ASL) refers to active reasoning, forming ideas and opinions. More than one form of the sign is in use, and every variation is shown on this page. The video and GIF below demonstrate the sign.
THINK — variant 2
How is THINK used in ASL?
THINK opens opinions, hedges statements, and asks what someone else believes. It heads the mental-verb family with KNOW and UNDERSTAND, vocabulary that turns conversation from facts toward viewpoints. What-do-you-think may be the most useful question a learner acquires.
Lesson 17 of the challenge teaches it in the thinking vocabulary.
📖 THINK is taught in Lesson 17 of ASLI 1: Starting Out — Book 1 of the 216-Day Challenge →
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