Translation

• to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken &ndash
• except when expressing one's own current opinion.)

Synonyms

• 当, 看, 觉得, 觉着, 认为, 道

Examples

• 我以为你会来。
  I took it that you would come.
• 以前人们以为只有人类才懂得用语言沟通。
  People used to think that only humans could use language.
• 以前的人以为地球是平的。
  It was believed that the earth was flat.
• 以前的人以为地球是平的。
  It used to be thought that the earth was flat.