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Check pronunciation: believe. Definition of believe verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Believe comes from old German words meaning to have trust. Belief doesn’t require proof, just acceptance. If you’re on a jury and the prosecution and defense present two different versions of what happened, you have to decide which side you believe. To believe can also mean having confidence.
verb [ T ] us / bɪˈliːv / uk / bɪˈliːv / Add to word list. A2. to think that something is true, correct, or real: Strangely, no one believed us when we told them we'd been visited by a creature from Mars. [ + that ] He believes that all children are born with equal intelligence. She's arriving tomorrow, I believe. "Is she coming alone ?"
verb. uk / bɪˈliːv / us. believe verb (TRUE) Add to word list. A2. to think that something is true, or that what someone says is true: [ + (that) ] They believe that their health has suffered because of the chemicals. Do you believe him? I can't believe that she wants to go out with me. Opposite. disbelieve. Fewer examples.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Religion be‧lieve /bəˈliːv/ S1 W1 verb 1 [ transitive] to be sure that something is true or that someone is telling the truth You shouldn’t believe everything you read. I believed him, even though his story sounded unlikely. believe (that) I don’t believe he’s only 25.
Definition of believe. 1. as in to accept. to regard as right or true only the most naive car buyer would have believed the salesman's claim that the dealership was actually losing money on the deal. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. accept. understand. take. trust. buy. swallow. credit. assume. set store on. presume. suppose. set store by.
5 days ago · 1. transitive verb. If you believe that something is true, you think it is true, but you are not sure. [formal] Experts believe that the coming drought will be extensive. We believe them to be hidden here in this apartment. Synonyms: think, consider, judge, suppose More Synonyms of believe. 2. transitive verb.
