be·lieve (b -l v )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. Idioms: 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. believe (one's) ears To trust what one has heard. believe (one's) eyes To trust what one has seen. [Middle English bileven, from Old English bel  fan, belfan, gelfan; see leubh- in Indo-European roots.]be·liev er n. |
believe
Verb
[-lieving, -lieved]
1. to accept as true or real: I believe God exists
2. to think, assume, or suppose: I believe you know my father
3. to accept the statement or opinion of (a person) as true
4. to have religious faith
5. believe in to be convinced of the truth or existence of: I don't believe in ghosts [Old English beliefan]
believable adj
believer n
believer n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | believe - accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits" understand, infer - believe to be the case; "I understand you have no previous experience?" swallow - believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?" buy - accept as true; "I can't buy this story" believe - follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer; "When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too" accept - consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument" rely, trust, swear, bank - have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes" believe in - have a firm conviction as to the goodness of something; "John believes in oat bran" disbelieve, discredit - reject as false; refuse to accept |
| 2. | believe - 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" hold - remain committed to; "I hold to these ideas" pass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" rethink - change one's mind; "He rethought his decision to take a vacation" think - dispose the mind in a certain way; "Do you really think so?" look upon, regard as, repute, take to be, esteem, look on, think of - look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent" feel - have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude; "She felt small and insignificant"; "You make me feel naked"; "I made the students feel different about themselves" | |
| 3. |  believe - be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war"anticipate, expect - regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow" | |
| 4. | believe - follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer; "When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too" faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality" believe - accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits" misbelieve - hold a false or unorthodox belief | |
| 5. | believe - credit with veracity; "You cannot believe this man"; "Should we believe a publication like the National Enquirer?" credit - have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of |
believe
verb 1. think, consider, judge, suppose, maintain, estimate, imagine, assume, gather, guess (informal), chiefly U.S., Canad. reckon, conclude, deem, speculate, presume, conjecture, postulate, surmise
Translations
believe [bɪˈliːv] vt, vi → creer;
to believe (that) → creer (que);
to believe in [+ God, ghosts] → creer en [+ method]; ser partidario de;
he is believed to be abroad → se cree que está en el extranjero;
I don't believe in corporal punishment → no soy partidario del castigo corporal
v believe [biˈliːv]
1 to regard (something) as true I believe his story. glo يُصَدِّق вярвам věřit tro på glauben πιστεύω κτ. ως αληθινό creer uskuma باور کردن uskoa croire לְהַאֲמִין विश्वास करना vjerovati hisz mempercayai trúa, leggja trúnað á credere 信じる 믿다 tikėti ticēt percaya geloven tro (på) wierzyć acreditar a crede верить veriť verjeti verovati tro [] เชื่อว่าจริง inanmak 相信 вірити یقین کرنا công nhận 相信
2 to trust (a person), accepting what he says as true I believe you. glo يَثِقُ بِكَلام вярвам důvěřovat tro på glauben εμπιστεύομαι, πιστεύω κπ. creer uskuma اطمینان کردن؛ باور داشتن uskoa croire לְהַאֲמִין मानना vjerovati bízik percaya treysta, trúa á credere 信用する 신뢰하다 tikėti uzticēties percaya geloven tro wierzyć acreditar a crede доверять dôverovať verjeti verovati tro [] เชื่อ güvenmek 信任 довіряти بھروسہ کرنا tin tưởng 信任
3 to think (that) I believe he's ill. glo يَعْتَقِد мисля domnívat se, myslet mene; tro glauben νομίζω ότι creer (que), pensar (que) arvama پنداشتن؛ فکر کردن luulla croire (que) לְהַאֲמִין समझना misliti, držati gondol mengira halda, álíta credere ～と思う 생각하다 manyti domāt; uzskatīt fikir geloven mene, tro przypuszczać achar a crede (că) полагать myslieť misliti smatrati tro คิด sanmak, zannetmek 認為 думати, гадати کا خیال ہونا ، سوچنا tưởng 认为
adj beˈlievable
geloofbaar قابِل للتَّصْديق правдоподобен uvěřitelný troværdig glaubhaft πιστευτός creíble usutav باورکردنی uskottava croyable אָמִין विश्वसनीय, विश्वास योग्य vjerojatan (el)hihető bisa dipercaya trúanlegur credibile 信じられる 믿을 수 있는 įtikėtinas ticams boleh dipercayai geloofwaardig troverdig, trolig wiarygodny acreditável credibil правдоподобный uveriteľný verjeten verovatan trolig, trovärdig ที่น่าเชื่อถือ inanılır 可信任的 ймовірний, правдоподібний قابل یقین có thể tin được 可信任的
n beˈlief [-f]
1 faith or trust I have no belief in his ability. geloof تَصْديق، ثِقَـه вяра důvěra tro der Glaube πίστη, εμπιστοσύνη confianza, fe usk, usaldus اعتقاد؛ ایمان usko, luottamus foi, confiance אֱמוּנָה विश्वास povjerenje hit, bizalom keyakinan tiltrú, traust fiducia 信念 믿음 (pasi)tikėjimas ticība; uzticība kepercayaan geloof tro zaufanie crença credinţă, încredere вера, доверие viera, dôvera zaupanje verovanje tro, tilltro, förtroende ความเชื่อ güven, inanç 相信 віра, довіра یقین ، بھروسہ ، اعتماد sự tin tưởng 相信
2 (often in plural) something believed Christian beliefs. geloof إيمان убеждение víra tro; lære der Glaube πεποίθηση, (το) πιστεύω creencia uskumus باور uskomus croyance(s) אֱמוּנָה आस्था vjerovanje hit kepercayaan trú, átrúnaður credenza 信仰 신앙심 tikėjimas pārliecība; ticība kepercayaan geloof tro, lære wierzenie credo credinţă вера, верование viera vera uverenje tro, trossats ความศรัทธา inanç, iman, inanış 信仰 віра, вірування عقیدہ ، ایمان tín ngưỡng 信仰
n beˈliever
a person who has (especially religious) beliefs a true believer. gelowige مُؤْمِن вярващ věřící troende der/die Gläubige ο πιστός, οπαδός μιας θρησκείας creyente usklik معتقد؛ با ایمان uskovainen, kannattaja croyant/-ante מַאֲמִין धार्मिक विश्वास रखने वाला vjernik hívő orang beriman, penganut trúmaður credente 信者 신자 tikintysis ticīgais penganut gelovige troende, tilhenger (av) wierzący crente credincios верующий veriaci vernik vernik troende [] ผู้ที่เชื่อถือ inanan, mümin 信仰者 віруючий ایل ایمان ، عقیدت مند tín đồ 信仰者
believe in
to accept the existence or recognize the value of (something) Do you believe in ghosts?; He believes in capital punishment. spook شَبَح призрак duch ånd; spøgelse der Geist φάντασμα fantasma vaim, tont روح haamu, kummitus fantôme רוח רפאים भूत duh, prikaza szellem hantu draugur, afturganga fantasma 幽霊 유령 dvasia, šmėkla, vaiduoklis parādība; rēgs; spoks hantu spook spøkelse, gjenferd duch fantasma fantomă привидение duch duh duh spöke, vålnad ผี hayalet 幽靈；鬼 привид بھوت ma 幽灵；鬼
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