WordCmp.com

pay vs think

think vs pay

pay and think both are nouns.

pay and think both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pay Yes No Yes No
think Yes No Yes No
As verbs, think is a hypernym of pay; that is, think is a word with a broader meaning than pay:
  • pay: dedicate
  • think: use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
Other hypernyms of pay include cerebrate, cogitate.
pay (noun) think (noun)
something that remunerates an instance of deliberate thinking
pay (verb) think (verb)
dedicate bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation
bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow judge or regard; look upon; judge
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
bring in expect, believe, or suppose
do or give something to somebody in return have in mind as a purpose
cancel or discharge a debt be capable of conscious thought
make a compensation for focus one's attention on a certain state
discharge or settle decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting
render ponder; reflect on, or reason about
be worth it have or formulate in the mind
dispose the mind in a certain way
imagine or visualize
Difference between pay and think

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.