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Suppose vs. Think

Suppose and Think Definitions

Suppose

To assume to be true or real for the sake of argument or explanation
Suppose we win the lottery.

Think

To have or formulate in the mind
Think the happiest thought you can think.

Suppose

To believe, especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps.

Think

To reason about or reflect on; ponder
Think how complex language is. Think the matter through.

Suppose

To consider to be probable or likely
I suppose it will rain.

Think

To decide by reasoning, reflection, or pondering
Thinking what to do.
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Suppose

To imply as an antecedent condition; presuppose
"Patience must suppose pain" (Samuel Johnson).

Think

To judge or regard; look upon
I think it only fair.

Suppose

To consider as a suggestion
Suppose we dine together.

Think

To believe; suppose
Always thought he was right.

Suppose

To imagine; conjecture.

Think

To expect; hope
They thought she'd arrive early.
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Suppose

(transitive) To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.
I suppose we all agree that this is the best solution.

Think

To intend
She thinks to defeat the incumbent in the election.

Suppose

(transitive) To theorize or hypothesize.
Suppose that A implies B and B implies C. Then A implies C.

Think

To call to mind; remember
I can't think what her name was.

Suppose

(transitive) To imagine; to believe; to receive as true.

Think

To visualize; imagine
Think what a scene it will be at the reunion.
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Suppose

To reckon to be, to account or esteem as.

Think

To devise or evolve; invent
Thought up a plan to get rich quick.

Suppose

(transitive) To require to exist or to be true; to imply by the laws of thought or of nature.
Purpose supposes foresight.

Think

To bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation
He thought himself into a panic over the impending examination.

Suppose

(transitive) To put by fraud in the place of another.

Think

To concentrate one's thoughts on; keep as a point of focus
Think victory.

Suppose

To represent to one's self, or state to another, not as true or real, but as if so, and with a view to some consequence or application which the reality would involve or admit of; to imagine or admit to exist, for the sake of argument or illustration; to assume to be true; as, let us suppose the earth to be the center of the system, what would be the result?
Suppose they take offence without a cause.
When we have as great assurance that a thing is, as we could possibly, supposing it were, we ought not to make any doubt of its existence.

Think

To exercise the power of reason, as by conceiving ideas, drawing inferences, and using judgment
My cold made it difficult to think.

Suppose

To imagine; to believe; to receive as true.
How easy is a bush supposed a bear!
Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men, the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead.

Think

To consider or weigh an idea
They are thinking about moving.

Suppose

To require to exist or to be true; to imply by the laws of thought or of nature; as, purpose supposes foresight.
One falsehood always supposes another, and renders all you can say suspected.

Think

To bring a thought to mind by using the imagination
No one before had thought of bifocal glasses.

Suppose

To put by fraud in the place of another.

Think

To recall a thought or an image to mind
She thought of her childhood when she saw the movie.

Suppose

To make supposition; to think; to be of opinion.

Think

To have a belief, supposition, or opinion
He thinks of himself as a wit. It's later than you think.

Suppose

Supposition.

Think

To have care or consideration
Think first of the ones you love.

Suppose

Express a supposition;
Let us say that he did not tell the truth
Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?

Think

To use the mind in a certain way
He thinks just like you do—always worrying.

Suppose

Expect, believe, or suppose;
I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel
I thought to find her in a bad state
He didn't think to find her in the kitchen
I guess she is angry at me for standing her up

Think

Requiring much thought to create or assimilate
A think book.

Suppose

To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds;
Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps

Think

The act or an instance of deliberate or extended thinking; a meditation.

Suppose

Take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand;
I presuppose that you have done your work

Think

(transitive) To ponder, to go over in one's head.
Idly, the detective thought what his next move should be.

Suppose

Require as a necessary antecedent or precondition;
This step presupposes two prior ones

Think

(intransitive) To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.
I thought for three hours about the problem and still couldn’t find the solution.

Think

(intransitive) To conceive of something or someone (usually followed by of; infrequently, by on).
I tend to think of her as rather ugly.

Think

(transitive) To be of opinion (that); to consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.
At the time I thought his adamant refusal to give in right.
I hope you won’t think me stupid if I ask you what that means.
I think she is pretty, contrary to most people.
Boxing is thought to be a dangerous sport.

Think

(transitive) To guess; to reckon.
I think she’ll pass the examination.

Think

To plan; to be considering; to be of a mind (to do something).

Think

To presume; to venture.

Think

To seem, to appear.

Think

An act of thinking; consideration (of something).
I'll have a think about that and let you know.

Think

To seem or appear; - used chiefly in the expressions methinketh or methinks, and methought.

Think

To employ any of the intellectual powers except that of simple perception through the senses; to exercise the higher intellectual faculties.
For that I amI know, because I think.

Think

To call anything to mind; to remember; as, I would have sent the books, but I did not think of it.
Well thought upon; I have it here.

Think

To reflect upon any subject; to muse; to meditate; to ponder; to consider; to deliberate.
And when he thought thereon, he wept.
He thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?

Think

To form an opinion by reasoning; to judge; to conclude; to believe; as, I think it will rain to-morrow.
Let them marry to whom they think best.

Think

To purpose; to intend; to design; to mean.
I thought to promote thee unto great honor.
Thou thought'st to help me.

Think

To presume; to venture.
Think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father.

Think

To conceive; to imagine.
Charity . . . thinketh no evil.

Think

To plan or design; to plot; to compass.
So little womanhoodAnd natural goodness, as to think the deathOf her own son.

Think

To believe; to consider; to esteem.
Nor think superfluous other's aid.

Think

Act of thinking; a thought.

Think

An instance of deliberate thinking;
I need to give it a good think

Think

Judge or regard; look upon; judge;
I think he is very smart
I believe her to be very smart
I think that he is her boyfriend
The racist conceives such people to be inferior

Think

Expect, believe, or suppose;
I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel
I thought to find her in a bad state
He didn't think to find her in the kitchen
I guess she is angry at me for standing her up

Think

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

Think

Recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection;
I can't remember saying any such thing
I can't think what her last name was
Can you remember her phone number?
Do you remember that he once loved you?
Call up memories

Think

Imagine or visualize;
Just think--you could be rich one day!
Think what a scene it must have been!

Think

Focus one's attention on a certain state;
Think big
Think thin

Think

Have in mind as a purpose;
I mean no harm
I only meant to help you
She didn't think to harm me
We thought to return early that night

Think

Decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting;
Can you think what to do next?

Think

Ponder; reflect on, or reason about;
Think the matter through
Think how hard life in Russia must be these days

Think

Dispose the mind in a certain way;
Do you really think so?

Think

Have or formulate in the mind;
Think good thoughts

Think

Be capable of conscious thought;
Man is the only creature that thinks

Think

Bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation;
She thought herself into a state of panic over the final exam

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