Noun

• S: (n) wage, pay, earnings, remuneration, salary (something that remunerates) "wages were paid by check"; "he wasted his pay on drink"; "they saved a quarter of all their earnings"

Verb

• S: (v) pay (give money, usually in exchange for goods or services) "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"
• S: (v) give, pay (convey, as of a compliment, regards, attention, etc.; bestow) "Don't pay him any mind"; "give the orders"; "Give him my best regards"; "pay attention"
• S: (v) pay up, ante up, pay (cancel or discharge a debt) "pay up, please!"
• S: (v) yield, pay, bear (bring in) "interest-bearing accounts"; "How much does this savings certificate pay annually?"
• S: (v) pay, pay off, make up, compensate (do or give something to somebody in return) "Does she pay you for the work you are doing?"
• S: (v) give, pay, devote (dedicate) "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"
• verb group
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) think, cogitate, cerebrate (use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments) "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"
• S: (v) puzzle over (try to solve)
• S: (v) rationalize, rationalise (think rationally; employ logic or reason) "When one wonders why one is doing certain things, one should rationalize"
• S: (v) think (have or formulate in the mind) "think good thoughts"
• S: (v) philosophize, philosophise (reason philosophically)
• S: (v) brainstorm (try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it)
• S: (v) chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate (reflect deeply on a subject) "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
• S: (v) reason (think logically) "The children must learn to reason"
• S: (v) reason, reason out, conclude (decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion) "We reasoned that it was cheaper to rent than to buy a house"
• S: (v) evaluate, pass judgment, judge (form a critical opinion of) "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?"; "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"
• S: (v) study, meditate, contemplate (think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes) "He is meditating in his study"
• S: (v) plan (make plans for something) "He is planning a trip with his family"
• S: (v) associate, tie in, relate, link, colligate, link up, connect (make a logical or causal connection) "I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind"; "colligate these facts"; "I cannot relate these events at all"
• S: (v) concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet (direct one's attention on something) "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
• S: (v) give, pay, devote (dedicate) "give thought to"; "give priority to"; "pay attention to"
• S: (v) think about (have on one's mind, think about actively) "I'm thinking about my friends abroad"; "She always thinks about her children first"
• S: (v) think (ponder; reflect on, or reason about) "Think the matter through"; "Think how hard life in Russia must be these days"
• S: (v) think (decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting) "Can you think what to do next?"
• sentence frame
• S: (v) pay (be worth it) "It pays to go through the trouble"
• S: (v) pay (render) "pay a visit"; "pay a call"
• S: (v) pay (bear (a cost or penalty), in recompense for some action) "You'll pay for this!"; "She had to pay the penalty for speaking out rashly"; "You'll pay for this opinion later"
• S: (v) pay (make a compensation for) "a favor that cannot be paid back"
• S: (v) pay (discharge or settle) "pay a debt"; "pay an obligation"