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Verbs of Mental Processes - Verbs for Having an Opinion or Tendency

Here you will learn some English verbs referring to having an opinion or tendency such as "regard", "incline", and "suspect".

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Categorized English Verbs Denoting Mental Processes
to regard
to regard
[Verb]

to think about someone or something in a specified way

Ex: She regards her colleagues as valuable contributors to the team. 
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to account

to regard someone or something in a particular way

Ex: In the evaluation, creativity will be accounted as a valuable skill. 
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to deem
to deem
[Verb]

to consider in a particular manner

Ex: The committee deemed the proposal worthy of further consideration. 
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to take for

to interpret something with a specific viewpoint or assumption

Ex: The question was taken for a genuine inquiry. 
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to incline

to have a positive or favorable inclination or willingness towards a particular action, idea, or person

Ex: After reviewing the details, she inclined to support the new policy. 
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to tend
to tend
[Verb]

to be likely to develop or occur in a certain way because that is the usual pattern

Ex: Some plants tend to thrive in direct sunlight, while others prefer shade. 
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to dispose

to make someone open and willing to embrace an attitude, belief, or action

Ex: The motivational speaker aimed to dispose the audience towards embracing positive thinking. 
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to lean towards

to favor something, especially an opinion

Ex: The new evidence seems to lean towards the prosecution's theory. 
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to believe

to hold an opinion that something is the case

Ex: She believes that art can inspire social change. 
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to think
to think
[Verb]

to have a type of belief or idea about a person or thing

Ex: He thinks that the restaurant serves the best pizza in town. 
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to buy
to buy
[Verb]

to accept, believe, or trust something as true

Ex: I don't buy his excuse for being late. 
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to trust
to trust
[Verb]

to believe that someone is sincere, reliable, or competent

Ex: She regularly trusts her colleagues to complete tasks efficiently. 
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to doubt
to doubt
[Verb]

to not believe or trust in something's truth or accuracy

Ex: She began to doubt her decision after receiving conflicting advice. 
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to suspect

to think that something is probably true, especially something bad, without having proof

Ex: I suspect he's been lying about where he was last night. 
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to buy into

to wholeheartedly believe in a set of ideas

Ex: The employees were encouraged to buy into the company's values and mission for long-term success. 
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to hold
to hold
[Verb]

to have a specific opinion or belief about someone or something

Ex: My grandfather held traditional values when it came to family. 
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to consider

to regard someone or something in a certain way

Ex: They consider it a tradition to celebrate Thanksgiving together. 
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