apt to think; tend to think
Used to describe a tendency to think or assume something, often with a negative or mistaken connotation. Follows the stem of a verb or a noun.
People tend to judge by appearances, but that is a mistake they are apt to make.
When you're young, you tend to think you can do everything yourself.
Ateji-like kanji for がち; rarely used in modern writing.
Compound of 思い (thought) and the suffix がち (apt to, tend to).