phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˌaɪ ˌdəʊnt ˈθɪŋk(ˌ)səʊ/
US:/ˌaɪ ˌdoʊnt ˈθɪŋk(ˌ)soʊ/
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1
phrase
Meaning 1
I think what has been said is untrue.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Bob: Is this the right place to catch the bus? Suzy: I don't think so.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
phrase
Meaning 2
No, absolutely not (used to refuse or decline something proposed).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: sarcastic
Examples
Go out with you? Huh, I don't think so, sweetheart!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
112 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
ek dink nie so nie
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Afrikaans:
ek glo dit nie
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Albanian:
une nuk mendoj kështu
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Albanian:
nuk mendoj kështu
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Arabic:
لَا أَظُنُّ ذٰلِكَ
(lā ʔaẓunnu ḏālika)
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Arabic:
لَا أَظُنُّ
(lā ʔaẓunnu)
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Arabic:
ما أتوقَّع
(mā atwaggaʕ, mā atwaqqaʕ)
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Arabic:
ما أظُن
(mā ʔaẓunn)
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Belarusian:
мяркую, што не
(mjarkuju, što nje)
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Belarusian:
сумняваюся
(sumnjavajusja)
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Belarusian:
наўрад ці
(nawrad ci)
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Belarusian:
наўрад
(nawrad)
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Chinese Cantonese:
我唔係噉諗 /我唔系噉谂
(ngo5 m4 hai6 gam2 nam2)
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Chinese Cantonese:
我覺得唔係 /我觉得唔系
(ngo5 gok3 dak1 m4 hai6)
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Chinese Cantonese:
我唔覺得 /我唔觉得
(ngo5 m4 gok3 dak1)
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Chinese Cantonese:
好似唔係 /好似唔系
(hou2 ci5 m4 hai6)
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Chinese:
我想毋是
(góa siūn m̄-sī / góa siǔn m̄-sǐ / góa siōn m̄-sī / óa siāun m̄-sī / óa siōn m̄-sī)
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Chinese Mandarin:
我不這樣認為 /我不这样认为
(wǒ bù zhèyàng rènwéi)
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Chinese Mandarin:
我覺得不是 /我觉得不是
(wǒ juéde bùshì)
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Chinese Mandarin:
我不覺得 /我不觉得
(wǒ bù juéde)
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Chinese Mandarin:
我可不這麼想 /我可不这么想
(wǒ kě bù zhème xiǎng)
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Chinese Mandarin:
好像不是
(hǎoxiàng bùshì)
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Danish:
det tror jeg ikke
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Dutch:
ik denk het niet
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Dutch:
ik denk van niet
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Faroese:
tað haldi eg ikki
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Finnish:
en usko
— I think that what has been said is untrue
French:
je ne pense pas
— I think that what has been said is untrue
French:
je ne crois pas
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Galician:
coido que non
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Galician:
penso que non
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Galician:
creo que non
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Georgian:
არა მგონია
(ara mgonia)
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Georgian:
სხვაგვარად ვფიქრობ
(sxvagvarad vpikrob)
— I think that what has been said is untrue
German:
das glaube ich nicht
— I think that what has been said is untrue
German:
ich glaube nicht
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Greek:
δε νομίζω
(de nomízo)
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Hebrew:
אֲנִי לֹא חוֹשֵׁב כָּכָה
(ani lo khoshev kakha)
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Hebrew:
אֲנִי לֹא חוֹשֶׁבֶת כָּכָה
(ani lo khoshevet kakha)
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Hindi:
मेरे खयाल से नहीं है
(mere khayāl se nahī̃ hai)
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Hindi:
मुझे नहीं लगता है
(mujhe nahī̃ lagtā hai)
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Hungarian:
nem hiszem
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Icelandic:
ég held ekki
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Icelandic:
það held ég ekki
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Indonesian:
saya rasa tidak
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Italian:
penso di no
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Italian:
mi sa di no
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Japanese:
私はそうは思わない
(watashi wa sō wa omowanai)
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Jingpho:
ngai dai hku n shadu ai
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Jingpho:
ngai dai hku zawn n nawn ai
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Khmer:
ខ្ញុំមិនគិតដូច្នេះទេ
(kɲom mɨn kɨt doocneh tei)
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Central Kurdish:
بڕوا ناکەم
(birrwa nakem)
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Central Kurdish:
باوەڕ ناکەم
(bawerr nakem)
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Macedonian:
не би рекол
(ne bi rekol)
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Maltese:
ma naħsibx li hekk
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Marathi:
मला असं वाटत नाही
(malā asa vāṭat nāhī)
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Navajo:
dooda shaʼshin
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Norwegian:
jeg tror ikke det
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Norwegian:
det tror jeg ikke
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Norwegian:
jeg tviler
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Ojibwe:
gaawiin nindinendanzii
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Ojibwe:
gaawiin ganabaj sa naa
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Persian:
فکر نکنم
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Persian:
اینطور فکر نمیکنم
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Polish:
myślę, że nie
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Portuguese:
eu acho que não
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Portuguese:
acho que não
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Romanian:
nu prea cred
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Russian:
не ду́маю
(ne dúmaju)
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Russian:
вряд ли
(vrjad li)
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Russian:
сомнева́юсь
(somnevájusʹ)
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Spanish:
pienso que no
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Spanish:
creo que no
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Swedish:
det tror jag inte
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Tagalog:
sa tingin ko hindi
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Thai:
ฉันไม่คิดอย่างนั้น
(chăn mâi kít yàang nán)
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Turkish:
sanmıyorum
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Turkish:
hiç sanmıyorum
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Vietnamese:
tôi không nghĩ vậy
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Welsh:
dw i ddim yn meddwl
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Welsh:
dw i ddim yn credu
— I think that what has been said is untrue
Chinese Mandarin:
別瞎說 /别瞎说
(bié xiāshuō)
— sarcastic
Chinese Mandarin:
才怪
(cáiguài)
— sarcastic
Chinese Mandarin:
豈有此理 /岂有此理
(qǐyǒucǐlǐ)
— sarcastic
Czech:
asi těžko
— sarcastic
Czech:
to určitě
— sarcastic
Dutch:
ik dacht het niet
— sarcastic
Finnish:
enpäs usko
— sarcastic
French:
je ne crois pas
— sarcastic
Galician:
érache boa
— sarcastic
Georgian:
ნუთუ
(nutu)
— sarcastic
Georgian:
ვითომ?
(vitom?)
— sarcastic
Georgian:
მეეჭვება
(meeč̣veba)
— sarcastic
Greek:
δε νομίζω
(de nomízo)
— sarcastic
Hebrew:
לא נראה לי
— sarcastic
Hungarian:
majd ha fagy
— sarcastic
Hungarian:
kötve hiszem
— sarcastic
Hungarian:
nem hinném
— sarcastic
Icelandic:
ég held nú síður
— sarcastic
Macedonian:
не би рекол
(ne bi rekol)
— sarcastic
Macedonian:
не би рекла
(ne bi rekla)
— sarcastic
Malay:
jangan harap
— sarcastic
Maltese:
hekk naħseb ukoll
— sarcastic
Polish:
no chyba nie
— sarcastic
Portuguese:
de jeito nenhum
— sarcastic
Russian:
я так не ду́маю
(ja tak ne dúmaju)
— sarcastic