Think and Wish

Think

Think verb - To have as an opinion.

Wish and think are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wish" instead a verb "Think".

Nearby Word: thinking

Wish

Wish verb - To offer (something fake, useless, or inferior) as genuine, useful, or valuable.

Think and wish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Think" instead a verb "Wish".

Nearby Words: wished, wishful, wishing, wishfully, wisher

How words are described

good good think good wish
special special think special wish
elaborate elaborate think elaborate wish
normal normal think normal wish
Other adjectives: original, genuine, single, actual, wrong, little, bad, secret, new, last, greatest, biggest.

Common collocations

people think people wish people
kind think kind wish kind
best think best wish best
death think death wish death
Other words: time, way, world, nothing, worst, whatever.

Both words in one sentence

  • Be Careful What You Wish For Just when you think everything is resolved, someone whispers "I wish...", which kicks off the whole second half of the play.
  • That's why, in the series, she always warn potentials to think before making their wish, ultimately influencing Madoka's wish.
  • Did you think "Gee, SWAT 4 is cool, but I wish I could use this shotgun on demons instead of punks and terrorists"?
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