believe in English dictionary

  • believe

    Meanings and definitions of "believe"

    • (transitive) To think something is true without having proof or empirical evidence.
    • (transitive) To accept as true without empirical evidence.
    • (transitive) To accept that someone is telling the truth.
    • (transitive) To accept as true.
    • (intransitive) To have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth.
    • (transitive) To consider likely.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing)
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To accept that someone is telling the truth.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth.
    • To have as opinion, belief, or idea.
    • (to) believe
    • to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)
    • to accept as true
    • to consider likely
    • to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth
    • To consider what someone is telling as being the truth; to accept as or take to be true.
    • To be confident about something.
    • verb
      accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"
    • verb
      be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war"
    • verb
      credit with veracity; "You cannot believe this man"; "Should we believe a publication like the National Enquirer?"
    • verb
      follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer; "When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too"
    • verb
      judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior"

    Synonyms of "believe" in English dictionary

    credit, consider, pass judgment are the top synonyms of "believe" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "believe" in English dictionary

    disbelieve, doubt are the top antonyms of "believe" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of believe

    • believe d, believe d, he believe s, be believ ing
    • believe ( third-person singular simple present believes, present participle believing, simple past and past participle believed)
    • believe (third-person singular simple present believes, present participle believing, simple past and past participle believed)
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