verb · neutral
think
/θɪŋk/THINK
Band 5-6speakingtask2
have an opinion or form a belief about something
Examples
“I think it's going to rain today.”
“What do you think about the proposal?”
“She thought for a moment before answering.”
Band 8 sentence
“I think the most effective way to reduce traffic congestion is to improve public transport rather than build more roads.”
Collocations
- think about / think of
- think twice
- think of an idea
Word family
think basethinks 3rd singularthought past simple / past participlethinking gerund / -ing
Common mistakes
thinked→thought
I thinked that...→I thought that...
Say it for a higher band
5believe→6consider→7+think
Synonyms
believe
consider
Easily confused
believe
“I believe she will succeed because she worked very hard.”
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