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believe

/bɪlˈiv/verb2 syllables

Believe means: judge or regard; look upon; judge.

Synonyms for believe4

verb, as in judge or regard; look upon; judge

verb, as in be confident about something

Opposites of believe

disbelieve

What does believe mean?5

verb

1

judge or regard; look upon; judge“I think he is very smart”

2

be confident about something“I believe that he will come back from the war”

3

accept as true; take to be true“I believed his report”

4

follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer“When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too”

5

credit with veracity“You cannot believe this man”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with believe?13

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Believe in a sentence

  • We believe he will succeed, for he has talent.Zifre
  • You may not believe it, but it is nonetheless true.CK
  • I cannot believe you, whatever reasons you may give.rul
  • We all believe in good, free education for our children.CK
  • When children play, they often make believe they are grownup.CS
  • Believe it or not, it came in a pack of gum.Catriona
  • I, for one, don't believe what she said.CM
  • If you don't believe me, go and see for yourself.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of believe

as a verb

past tense
believed
present participle
believing
third-person singular
believes