Assume vs. Think — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Assume and Think
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Assume
To take for granted; suppose
The study assumes that prices will rise.
Think
To have or formulate in the mind
Think the happiest thought you can think.
Assume
To take upon oneself (a duty or obligation)
Assume responsibility.
Assume another's debts.
Think
To reason about or reflect on; ponder
Think how complex language is. Think the matter through.
Assume
To undertake the duties of (an office)
Assumed the presidency.
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Think
To decide by reasoning, reflection, or pondering
Thinking what to do.
Assume
To take on (an appearance, role, or form, for example); adopt
"The god assumes a human form" (John Ruskin).
Think
To judge or regard; look upon
I think it only fair.
Assume
To pretend to have; feign
Assume an air of authority.
Think
To believe; suppose
Always thought he was right.
Assume
To take over without justification; seize
Assume control.
Think
To expect; hope
They thought she'd arrive early.
Assume
To clothe oneself in; don
The queen assumed a velvet robe.
Think
To intend
She thinks to defeat the incumbent in the election.
Assume
To take up or receive into heaven.
Think
To call to mind; remember
I can't think what her name was.
Assume
To make a supposition; suppose or believe
"Is Kay's husband coming to dinner too?" "I assume so.".
Think
To visualize; imagine
Think what a scene it will be at the reunion.
Assume
To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof
We assume that, as her parents were dentists, she knows quite a bit about dentistry.
Think
To devise or evolve; invent
Thought up a plan to get rich quick.
Assume
To take on a position, duty or form
Mr. Jones will assume the position of a lifeguard until a proper replacement is found.
Think
To bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation
He thought himself into a panic over the impending examination.
Assume
To adopt a feigned quality or manner; to claim without right; to arrogate
He assumed an air of indifference
Think
To concentrate one's thoughts on; keep as a point of focus
Think victory.
Assume
To receive, adopt (a person)
Think
To exercise the power of reason, as by conceiving ideas, drawing inferences, and using judgment
My cold made it difficult to think.
Assume
To adopt (an idea or cause)
Think
To consider or weigh an idea
They are thinking about moving.
Assume
To take to or upon one's self; to take formally and demonstratively; sometimes, to appropriate or take unjustly.
Trembling they stand while Jove assumes the throne.
The god assumed his native form again.
Think
To bring a thought to mind by using the imagination
No one before had thought of bifocal glasses.
Assume
To take for granted, or without proof; to suppose as a fact; to suppose or take arbitrarily or tentatively.
The consequences of assumed principles.
Think
To recall a thought or an image to mind
She thought of her childhood when she saw the movie.
Assume
To pretend to possess; to take in appearance.
Ambition assuming the mask of religion.
Assume a virtue, if you have it not.
Think
To have a belief, supposition, or opinion
He thinks of himself as a wit. It's later than you think.
Assume
To receive or adopt.
The sixth was a young knight of lesser renown and lower rank, assumed into that honorable company.
Think
To have care or consideration
Think first of the ones you love.
Assume
To be arrogant or pretentious; to claim more than is due.
Think
To use the mind in a certain way
He thinks just like you do—always worrying.
Assume
To undertake, as by a promise.
Think
Requiring much thought to create or assimilate
A think book.
Assume
Take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof;
I assume his train was late
Think
The act or an instance of deliberate or extended thinking; a meditation.
Assume
Take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities;
When will the new President assume office?
Think
(transitive) To ponder, to go over in one's head.
Idly, the detective thought what his next move should be.
Assume
Take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect;
His voice took on a sad tone
The story took a new turn
He adopted an air of superiority
She assumed strange manners
The gods assume human or animal form in these fables
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.
Assume
Take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person;
I'll accept the charges
She agreed to bear the responsibility
Think
(intransitive) To conceive of something or someone (usually followed by of; infrequently, by on).
I tend to think of her as rather ugly.
Assume
Occupy or take on;
He assumes the lotus position
She took her seat on the stage
We took our seats in the orchestra
She took up her position behind the tree
Strike a pose
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.
Assume
Seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession;
He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town
He usurped my rights
She seized control of the throne after her husband died
Think
(transitive) To guess; to reckon.
I think she’ll pass the examination.
Assume
Make a pretence of;
She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger
He feigned sleep
Think
To plan; to be considering; to be of a mind (to do something).
Assume
Christianity, obsolete; take up someone's soul into heaven;
This is the day when May was assumed into heaven
Think
To presume; to venture.
Assume
Put clothing on one's body;
What should I wear today?
He put on his best suit for the wedding
The princess donned a long blue dress
The queen assumed the stately robes
He got into his jeans
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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