Representing thinking, perceiving, liking and desiring
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Verbs which are associated with thoughts and beliefs
Thinking verbs, eg anticipate, forget, think, believe,
remember, understand, have a number of grammatical patterns associated with
them. For example, the verb might be followed by a noun or a noun
group 
:
I anticipate the future, by reading the past. (Bank of English)
or it might be followed by a that clause:
We anticipate that in 24 hours or so the situation should be a lot clearer.
(Bank of English)
There are a number of other grammatical patterns in addition to these, each of which is associated with a particular aspect of meaning.
For further information about the grammatical patterns associated with thinking verbs,
see
Representing thinking, perceiving, liking and desiring: Using verb
patterns to represent thoughts and beliefs.
Introduction
Verbs which are associated with thoughts and beliefs
