I think
Cogito, in English
A phrase used to express opinion or belief with some uncertainty: I think we should leave early.
It can soften assertions, making them sound less absolute: I think you're wrong about that.
Sometimes it adds hesitation or politeness rather than actual doubt: I think I'll have the soup.
Placed at the end of a sentence, it signals tentativeness: She's coming tomorrow, I think.
- believeAccept as true
- supposeAccept as true tentatively
- I would sayPhrase introducing personal view
- reckonBelieve or estimate
- if you ask mePreface to an opinion
imagine · guess · feel · ponder · muse · consider · reflect · wonder · suspect · assume · figure · in my opinion · conclude · opinion · my two cents · mind · contemplate · reason
- Thinking phrasesI believe, in my opinion, I wonder, I suppose, it seems
- I statementsI am, I feel, I believe, I want, I need
- Timid expressionsum, uh, well, maybe, perhaps
- hedgessomewhat, slightly, I believe, fairly, I guess
- fillersfiller, gap filler, filler material, caulk, grout
- hedginghedging, hedge, hedges, hedge bet, qualifier
I thinkI know
Acknowledgment of awareness
without a doubt · I guarantee · definitely · undoubtedly · certainly
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