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believe vs think

think vs believe

believe is not a noun while think is a noun.

believe and think both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
believe No No Yes No
think Yes No Yes No
As verbs, believe and think are synonyms defined as:
  • believe and think: judge or regard; look upon; judge
Other synonyms of believe include conceive, consider.
As verbs, think is a hyponym of believe; that is, think is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than believe:
  • believe: judge or regard; look upon; judge
  • think: dispose the mind in a certain way
believe (noun) think (noun)
an instance of deliberate thinking
believe (verb) think (verb)
accept as true; take to be true bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation
follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
credit with veracity judge or regard; look upon; judge
be confident about something recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
judge or regard; look upon; judge expect, believe, or suppose
have in mind as a purpose
be capable of conscious thought
focus one's attention on a certain state
decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting
ponder; reflect on, or reason about
have or formulate in the mind
dispose the mind in a certain way
imagine or visualize
Difference between believe and think

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