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   believe

   /bɪˈliːv/

   verb

   • 1. accept that (something) is true, especially without proof: "the superintendent believed Lancaster's story" Similar be convinced bytrusthave confidence inconsider honestconsider truthfulregard as trueaccept as trueacceptbe convinced bygive credence tocreditgive credit totrustput confidence incount onrely ondepend oninformal:swallowswallow something hook, line, and sinkerfall forgo forbuytake as gospelOpposite disbelievedisbelieve
   • ▪ accept the statement of (someone) as true: "he didn't believe her"
   • ▪ have religious faith: "there are those on the fringes of the Church who do not really believe"
   • ▪ feel sure that someone is capable of doing something: "I wouldn't have believed it of Lavinia—what an extraordinary woman!"
   • 2. hold (something) as an opinion; think: "I believe we've already met" Similar thinkbe of the opinion thatthink it likely thathave an idea thatimaginefeelhave a feelingholdmaintainsuspectsupposeassumepresumeconjecturesurmisepostulate thattheorize thatconcludecome to the conclusion thatdeduceunderstandbe given to understandtake itgatherfancyguessdare sayfigureinformal:reckonarchaic:weenOpposite doubt

   Word Origin late Old Englishbelȳfan, belēfan, alteration of gelēfan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch geloven and German glauben, also to lief.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › believeBelieve Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of BELIEVE is to consider to be true or honest. How to use believe in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBELIEVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   BELIEVE definition: 1. to think that something is true, correct, or real: 2. to not believe that something is true…. Learn more.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › believeBELIEVE Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam ...

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   Synonyms for BELIEVE: accept, understand, take, trust, buy, swallow, credit, assume; Antonyms of BELIEVE: reject, doubt, suspect, disbelieve, discredit, question, distrust, challenge.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › believeBELIEVE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Believe definition: to have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so. See examples of BELIEVE used in a sentence.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › believebelieve verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   believe to have an idea that something is true or possible, although you are not completely certain; to have a particular opinion about somebody/ something: Police believe (that) the man may be armed.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › believeBELIEVE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   BELIEVE meaning: 1. to think that something is true, or that what someone says is true: 2. to think something…. Learn more.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › believeBelieve - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   If you believe something, you think it’s true. If you are easily duped then you might believe your little sister when she says a thief broke into the house and ate all your candy. Believe comes from old German words meaning to have trust. Belief doesn’t require proof, just acceptance.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBELIEVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   verb. 1. (tr; may take a clause as object) to accept (a statement, supposition, or opinion) as true. I believe God exists. 2. (transitive) to accept the statement or opinion of (a person) as true. 3. (intransitive; foll by in) to be convinced of the truth or existence (of) to believe in fairies.