What Does "thought they were" Mean?
Learn what "thought they were" means, when people say it, and how to use it naturally in English.
Eddie, but they weren't.
It means the speaker believed something had a certain source, but later found out that was incorrect.
From The Missing Piece, Episode 13
When do people say this?
Scene Context
The speaker is correcting a mistaken assumption about where something came from.
Usage Scenario
Use this when correcting a misunderstanding about where something came from. It is natural but context-specific.
Better ways to say it
I thought they were from Eddie, but they weren't.
I thought it was from him, but it wasn't.
I was wrong about who sent them.
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