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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | believe strongly; anticipate |
| Synonyms: | apprehend, assume, await, bargain for, bargain on, be afraid, calculate, conjecture, contemplate, count on, divine, envisage, feel, figure, forecast, foreknow, foresee, gather, hope, hope for, imagine, in the cards, look, look ahead to, look for, look forward to, predict, presume, presuppose, reckon, see coming, sense, suppose, surmise, suspect, take, think, trust, understand, wait for, watch for |
| Main Entry: | hope |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | long for, dream about |
| Synonyms: | anticipate, aspire, assume, await, be sure of, believe, cherish, contemplate, count on, deem likely, depend on, desire, expect, feel confident, foresee, hang in, have faith, hold, keep fingers crossed, knock on wood, look at sunny side, look forward to, pray, presume, promise oneself, rely, suppose, surmise, suspect, sweat it, sweat it out, sweat*, take heart, think to, trust, watch for, wish |
| Antonyms: | despair, disbelieve, fear |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | look |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | expect, anticipate |
| Synonyms: | await, count on, divine, forecast, foretell, hope, hunt, reckon on, search, seek |
| Main Entry: | plan |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | intend, mean |
| Synonyms: | aim, bargain for, contemplate, count on, design, envisage, foresee, have every intention, mind, propose, purpose, reckon on |
| Notes: | an elevation is a two-dimensional scale drawing of something as if one were viewing it from one side; a section is a two-dimensional scale drawing of one part or detail of an object or structure; and a plan is a two-dimensional scale drawing showing the view of an object or structure as if one were looking down on it from above |
| Main Entry: | presume |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make assumption; believe |
| Synonyms: | assume, bank on, be afraid, conclude, conjecture, consider, count on, depend, figure, gather, guess, infer, jump the gun, posit, postulate, predicate, premise, presuppose, pretend, rely, speculate, suppose, surmise, take for granted, take it, think, trust |
| Notes: | assume means 'suppose to be the case, without proof; take for granted'; presume means 'suppose that something is the case on the basis of probability; take for granted that something exists or is the case' |
| Antonyms: | disbelieve |
| Main Entry: | reckon |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | suppose, imagine |
| Synonyms: | assume, bank on, bargain for, be of the opinion, believe, build on, conjecture, count on, depend on, expect, fancy, gather, guess, plan on, rely on, surmise, suspect, take, think, trust in, understand |
| Antonyms: | disbelieve |
| Main Entry: | trust |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | believe, place confidence in |
| Synonyms: | accredit, assume, bank on, be convinced, bet bottom dollar on, bet on, build on, calculate on, confide in, count on, depend on, expect, gamble on, have faith in, hope, imagine, lay money on, lean on, look to, place confidence in, place trust in, presume, reckon on, rely upon, suppose, surmise, swear by, take, take at face value, think likely |
| Antonyms: | disbelieve, distrust, mistrust |
| Main Entry: | understand |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | think, believe |
| Synonyms: | accept, assume, be informed, concede, conceive, conclude, conjecture, consider, count on, deduce, expect, fancy, feel for, gather, guess, hear, imagine, infer, learn, presume, reckon, suppose, surmise, suspect, take for granted, take it |
| Notes: | the use of 'appreciate' should involve valuing something or understanding it sympathetically, and when there is no value or sympathy, use 'recognize' or 'understand'; appreciate first meant 'set at a price; appraised' |
| Antonyms: | disbelieve, mistake |
| Main Entry: | rely on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | depend |
| Synonyms: | bank on, believe in, bet bottom dollar on, bet on, build upon, calculate on, confide in, count on, depend on, gamble on, lay money on, lean on, reckon on, trust, trust in, turn to |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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