Vastny Languages editorial team
Believe, trust, think, and suppose: what's the difference?
Believe concerns accepting something as true. Trust concerns confidence in someone or something. Think can express an opinion; suppose often signals an assumption or some uncertainty.
Believe concerns accepting something as true. Trust concerns confidence in someone or something. Think can express an opinion; suppose often signals an assumption or some uncertainty.
Which word fits here?
Use believe for accepting a statement as true: believe what someone says or believe that it is true.
Use trust for confidence in reliability or honesty: trust a friend or trust a method.
Use think for an opinion or judgment: I think it will rain.
Use suppose for an assumption or tentative opinion: I suppose you are right.
How to choose a word
Use believe for accepting a statement as true: believe what someone says or believe that it is true.
Use trust for confidence in reliability or honesty: trust a friend or trust a method.
Use think for an opinion or judgment: I think it will rain.
Use suppose for an assumption or tentative opinion: I suppose you are right.
Word by word
believe
Use believe for accepting a statement as true: believe what someone says or believe that it is true.
I believe her story.
Do you believe what he said?
trust
Use trust for confidence in reliability or honesty: trust a friend or trust a method.
I trust my doctor.
Don’t trust that website with your card details.
think
Use think for an opinion or judgment: I think it will rain.
I think we should leave now.
What do you think of the plan?
suppose
Use suppose for an assumption or tentative opinion: I suppose you are right.
I suppose he’s still at work.
I suppose we could take a taxi.
