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   Be·lieve

   /bəˈlēv/

   

   verb

   • 1. accept (something) as true; feel sure of the truth of: "the superintendent believed Lancaster's story" Similar be convinced bytrusthave confidence inconsider honestconsider truthfulregard as trueaccept as trueacceptbe convinced bygive credence tocreditgive credit totrustput confidence incount onrely ondepend oninformal:swallowswallow something hook, line, and sinkerfall forgo forbuytake as gospelOpposite disbelievedisbelieve
   • ▪ accept the statement of (someone) as true: "he didn't believe her or didn't want to know"
   • ▪ have faith, especially religious faith: "there are those on the fringes of the Church who do not really believe"
   • ▪ feel sure that someone is capable of doing something: "I wouldn't have believed it of Lois—what an extraordinary woman!"
   • 2. hold (something) as an opinion; think or suppose: "I believe we've already met" Similar thinkbe of the opinion thatthink it likely thathave an idea thatimaginefeelhave a feelingholdmaintainsuspectsupposeassumepresumeconjecturesurmisepostulate thattheorize thatconcludecome to the conclusion thatdeduceunderstandbe given to understandtake itgatherfancyguessdare sayfigureinformal:reckonarchaic:weenOpposite doubt

   Word Origin late Old Englishbelȳfan, belēfan, alteration of gelēfan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch geloven and German glauben, also to lief.

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   believe: [verb] to consider to be true or honest. to accept the word or evidence of.

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   Believe definition: to have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so. See examples of BELIEVE used in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBELIEVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   BELIEVE definition: 1. to think that something is true, correct, or real: 2. to not believe that something is true…. Learn more.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishbelieve verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   believe something Few people believe the claim that the cost of living has not risen since last year. be believed to be, have, etc. something The vases are believed to be worth over $20 000 each. be believed + adj. Three sailors are missing, believed drowned.

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   believe: 1 v accept as true; take to be true “I believed his report” “We didn't believe his stories from the War” “She believes in spirits” Antonyms: disbelieve , discredit reject as false; refuse to accept Types: show 9 types... hide 9 types... infer , understand believe to be the case swallow believe or accept without questioning or ...

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBELIEVE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   BELIEVE meaning: 1. to think that something is true, or that what someone says is true: 2. to think something…. Learn more.

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   Find 93 different ways to say BELIEVE, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.

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   have opinion; 3 [transitive] believe (that)… to have the opinion that something is right or true The candidate believes (that) education is the most important issue facing the government. She believes that killing animals for food or fur is completely immoral. Language Bank according to reporting someone's opinion. Photography is, according to Vidal, the art form of untalented people.

10. www.imdb.com › title › tt2592094Believe (TV Series 2014) - IMDb

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    Believe: Created by Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Friedman. With Jake McLaughlin, Johnny Sequoyah, Jamie Chung, Kyle MacLachlan. A relationship forms between a gifted young girl and a man sprung from prison who has been tasked with protecting her from the evil elements that hunt her power.

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    Synonyms for BELIEVE: accept, understand, take, trust, buy, swallow, credit, assume; Antonyms of BELIEVE: reject, doubt, suspect, disbelieve, discredit, question ...