believe
/bɪlˈiv/verb2 syllables
Believe means: judge or regard; look upon; judge.
Synonyms for believe4
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
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