These 2 words “Think or Mean” can be confusing at times and I hope that the table below, helps you to understand how to use them.
Think – the power of the mind, is often used as:
| A personal opinion or judgement | ich think this is a pretty dress. ich think he’s very greedy. ich think she’s very pretty. |
| The act of thinking | Think where you last saw your bag and then you will remember where you put it. ich think so too. |
| In presumptions | ich think it will snow tomorrow |
| As a verb | They all thought you should get a promotion. We’ve been thinking of buying a new car I’ve been thinking of joining a gym class. |
| In Questions | What do you think she’ll do next? Do you think this pullover is red or blue? |
Mean – to intend to, by which means, or nasty, is often used as:
| A verb, to explain our intentions | ich meant to call you yesterday but totally forgot. ich mean what I say. |
| A noun, e.g. to explain a meaning (plural of mean is “means”) An adjective, unkind, nasty or cruel | What does this word mean? You haven’t understood me, I mean I will call you Sunday and not Saturday. What do you mean? Written letters are a mean of communication Do you have the means to pay for this? EIN means of transport is railways. Catching a train. The mean of the numbers is the average. This person is really mean. This child is mean, he bullies other children. |
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