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| 1. | [ verb ] accept as true; take to be true | |
| Examples: | "I believed his report" "We didn't believe his stories from the War" "She believes in spirits" |
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| Related terms: | disbelieve accept believe_in trust understand buy swallow belief | |
| 2. | [ verb ] judge or regard; look upon; judge | |
| Synonyms: | think conceive consider | |
| Examples: | "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" |
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| Related terms: | judge see hold feel impute think_of tend rethink think suspect idea consideration | |
| 3. | [ verb ] be confident about something | |
| Synonyms: | trust | |
| Examples: | "I believe that he will come back from the war" |
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| Related terms: | expect reliance | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (religion) follow a credo; have a religious faith; be a believer | |
| Examples: | "When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too" |
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| Related terms: | misbelieve religion | |
| 5. | [ verb ] credit with veracity | |
| Examples: | : "You cannot believe this man" "Should we believe a publication like the "national Inquirer?" |
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| Related terms: | credit | |
| Similar spelling: |
belief Belliveau Beliveau |
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