Difference between Believe and Think

What is the difference between Believe and Think?

Believe as a verb is to accept that someone is telling the truth. while Think as a verb is to ponder, to go over in one's head

Believe

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To accept that someone is telling the truth. To accept as true. To consider likely. To have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth.

Example sentence: When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.

Think

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An act of thinking; consideration (of something).

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to ponder, to go over in one's headTo communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.to conceive of something or someone (usually followed by of or on)To be of the opinion (that).To guess; to reckon.To consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.To seem, to appear.

Example sentence: Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that.

We hope you now know whether to use Believe or Think in your sentence.

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