ду́мать — meaning in English

English meaning

• believe verb To accept something as true without being completely certain.
• deem verb To regard or judge something as being a certain way, based on one's opinion or assessment.
• feel verb To become aware of something through the sense of touch.
• mean verb To intend or have in mind as a purpose.
• opine verb To express an opinion; to state as an opinion; to suppose, consider (that).
• ponder verb To think about something carefully and for a long time.
• think verb To use one's mind to consider, reason about, or form an opinion.

Senses

ду́мать is used for these senses in English:

• believe (transitive) To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing).
• believe (intransitive) To have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth.
• deem (ditransitive) To hold in belief or estimation; to adjudge as a conclusion; to regard as being; to evaluate according to one's beliefs; to account.
• feel (transitive) To think, believe, or have an impression concerning.
• mean (transitive) To have conviction in (something said or expressed); to be sincere in (what one says). [from 18th c.]
• opine (intransitive, transitive) To express an opinion; to state as an opinion; to suppose, consider (that).
• think (intransitive) To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.
• think (transitive) To be of opinion (that); to consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.

believe — full definition

1. verb To accept something as true without being completely certain.
2. verb To accept that a person is telling the truth.
3. verb To have religious or spiritual faith.
4. verb (with "in") To trust in someone's ability, or to feel something is right or worthwhile.

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