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