Believing

be·lieve  (b-lv)

v. be·lieved, be·liev·ing, be·lieves

v.tr.

1. To accept as true or real: Do you believe the news stories?

2. To credit with veracity: I believe you.

3. To expect or suppose; think: I believe they will arrive shortly.

v.intr.

1. To have firm faith, especially religious faith.

2. To have faith, confidence, or trust: I believe in your ability to solve the problem.

3. To have confidence in the truth or value of something: We believe in free speech.

4. To have an opinion; think: They have already left, I believe.

Idioms:

believe (one's) ears

To trust what one has heard.

believe (one's) eyes

To trust what one has seen.

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[Middle English bileven, from Old English belfan, belfan, gelfan; see leubh- in Indo-European roots.]

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be·liever n.

Thesaurus

Noun

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believing - the cognitive process that leads to convictions; "seeing is believing" basic cognitive process - cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge doublethink - believing two contradictory ideas at the same time