Phrase guide

I don't think so

phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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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
  • Russian: вряд ли (vrjad li) — sarcastic
  • Russian: сомнева́юсь (somnevájusʹ) — sarcastic
  • Spanish: no creo — sarcastic
  • Swedish: jag skulle inte tro det — sarcastic
  • Turkish: hiç sanmıyorum — sarcastic
  • Turkish: sanmıyorum — sarcastic