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believe vs think of

think of vs believe

believe and think of both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
believe No No Yes No
think of No No Yes No
As verbs, think of is a hyponym of believe; that is, think of is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than believe:
  • believe: judge or regard; look upon; judge
  • think of: look on as or consider
believe (verb) think of (verb)
accept as true; take to be true keep in mind for attention or consideration
follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer look on as or consider
credit with veracity intend to refer to
be confident about something take into consideration, have in view
judge or regard; look upon; judge choose in one's mind
devise or invent
Difference between believe and think of

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