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How to spell think

hear itthink/θɪŋk/verbSounds

What it means: To have a particular opinion or belief.

In a sentence: I think you are very kind.

The part people get wrong

Often misspelled as thik or thinkk.

Same family: thinking, thought, thinker, rethink, thoughtful. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Think” comes from Old English “þencan,” meaning “to conceive in the mind, consider, imagine.” It’s related to the word “thank,” because in early English, thinking and showing gratitude were closely connected ideas.

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