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Synonyms of verb ’think’ | ||
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| Anton R. Diglot Groupie Russian Federation Joined 6439 days ago 53 posts - 54 votes  2 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English Studies: German, Spanish | Message 1 of 4 16 February 2008 at 9:56am | IP Logged |
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I'd like to ask someone about usage of such verbs as 'suppose', 'reckon', 'believe', 'consider'. Can they be used in any situation or they have some differences?
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| Volte Tetraglot Senior Member Switzerland Joined 6439 days ago 4474 posts - 6726 votes Speaks: English*, Esperanto, German, Italian Studies: French, Finnish, Mandarin, Japanese | Message 2 of 4 16 February 2008 at 9:59am | IP Logged |
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I suppose I reckon that 'reckon' is a bit less formal. I believe that I consider the rest to be fairly generally applicable.
They're all fairly similar, but not identical. Consider tends to imply logical, rational, measured thought; believe is more a matter of emotion/faith. Suppose can be quite variable; it can be anything from something off the top of your head, to something you've considered deeply but are somewhat uncertain of, or that you want to downplay the amount of thought you put into it; it's more casual than consider. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| virgule Senior Member Antarctica Joined 6840 days ago 242 posts - 261 votes Studies: Korean | Message 3 of 4 16 February 2008 at 10:56am | IP Logged |
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As a general rule, there are always differences between synonyms. We're looking at levels of formality, context in which to use, nuances, and connotations... Volte very kindly listed the differences.
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| vanityx3 Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 6461 days ago 331 posts - 326 votes 1 sounds Speaks: English*, French Studies: Spanish, Japanese | Message 4 of 4 17 February 2008 at 10:39am | IP Logged |
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to guess can be a synonym for to think in certain situaions and vice-versa
I guess that's right or I think that's right. Both are correct. to feel can also be a synonym, but not always, mainly used in situations where you'd say, I think that, you could also say I feel that. I think she was totally lying. I feel that she was totally lying. ------------- I dont think to consider can replace to think with out changing the sentence, because, to consider that, isn't good grammar, and most times when you use to think it is like, I think that, they think that, etc.. (even if the that isn't said, it's implied) I think she is a really pretty girl. but not I consider she is a really pretty girl. You can't say this, isn't not correct. You have to say, I consider her to be a really pretty girl. Reckon is a better synonym of to guess than to think, actually. Edited by vanityx3 on 19 February 2008 at 11:30am 1 person has voted this message useful |
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