think to

VERB

hope

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anticipate assume believe cherish count on expect hold wish

STRONG

aspire await contemplate desire foresee pray presume rely suppose surmise suspect sweat trust

WEAK

be sure of deem likely depend on feel confident hang in have faith keep fingers crossed knock on wood look at sunny side look forward to promise oneself sweat it sweat it out take heart watch for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon disbelieve distrust doubt forsake

STRONG

know

WEAK

despair fear

VERB

purpose

Synonyms

STRONG

aim aspire commit conclude consider contemplate decide design determine mean meditate mind plan ponder propose pursue resolve

WEAK

bid for have a mind to have in view make up one's mind work for work toward

Antonyms

STRONG

begin discard dismiss disregard forget hesitate ignore neglect reject start stop wait waver

Example Sentences

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But then did no-one in his team think to ask that pretty basic question during the many months when the government has been under the cosh over giving Mandelson the job?

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

But "never did we anticipate or expect them, I think, to be able to hold in their brains, which aren't much bigger than your thumb, information over thousands of square miles," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

“Uh,” OSU coach Mitch Canham would think to himself, “you’ve got to put it down now.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

When this happens, I nod politely but think to myself: “You’re wrong.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

It allows you to think, to wonder if you’ve missed out on other possibilities by becoming a wife to this man in this house with these children.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

think to

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