Word Frequency
believe (bɪˈliːv
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Definitions
verb
- tr; may take a clause as object to accept (a statement, supposition, or opinion) as true ⇒
I believe God exists
- tr to accept the statement or opinion of (a person) as true
- intr foll by in to be convinced of the truth or existence (of) ⇒
to believe in fairies
- intr to have religious faith
- when tr, takes a clause as object to think, assume, or suppose ⇒
I believe that he has left already
- tr; foll by of; used with can, could, would, etc to think that someone is able to do (a particular action) ⇒
I wouldn't have believed it of him
Derived Forms
beˈlievaˌbility nounbeˈlievable adjective
beˈlievably adverb
beˈliever noun
beˈlieving noun, adjective
Word Origin
Old English beliefanSynonyms
View thesaurus entryQuotations including 'believe'
"To believe with certainty we must begin with doubting"
"Man can believe the impossible, but man can never believe the improbable"
"We can believe what we choose. We are answerable for what we choose to believe"
"It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself. Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving, it consists in professing to believe what one does not believe"
"I can believe anything, provided that it is incredible"
"Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief"
Bible: St. Mark"Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe"
Bible: St. John"Though ye believe not me, believe the works"
Bible: St. John
Translations for 'believe'
- British English: believe If you believe that something is true, you think that it is true.Experts believe that the drought will be extensive.bɪˈliːv VERBthink
- Arabic: يُصَدِّقُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: acreditar
- Chinese: 相信
- Croatian: smatrati
- Czech: věřit uvěřit
- Danish: tro
- Dutch: gelovenvoor waar aannemen
- European Spanish: creer
- Finnish: uskoa
- French: croire
- German: glauben
- Greek: πιστεύω
- Italian: credere
- Japanese: 信じる
- Korean: ...을 믿다
- Norwegian: tro
- Polish: uwierzyć wierzyć
- Portuguese: acreditar
- Romanian: a fi de părere
- Russian: считать
- Spanish: creer
- Swedish: tro
- Thai: เชื่อ
- Turkish: inanmak
- Ukrainian: вважати
- Vietnamese: tin
- British English: believe If you believe in things such as God, fairies, or miracles, you are sure that they exist or happen.I don't believe in ghosts.bɪˈliːv VERBin God etc
- Arabic: يُؤْمِنُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: crer
- Chinese: 笃信宗教
- Croatian: vjerovatismatrati
- Czech: věřit --
- Danish: tro
- Dutch: gelovengelovig zijn
- European Spanish: creer
- Finnish: uskoa
- French: croire
- German: glauben
- Greek: πιστεύω
- Italian: credere
- Japanese: 信仰する
- Korean: 믿다
- Norwegian: tro
- Polish: uwierzyć wierzyć
- Portuguese: crer
- Romanian: a crede
- Russian: верить
- Spanish: creer
- Swedish: tro
- Thai: เลื่อมใส ศรัทธา
- Turkish: inandırmak
- Ukrainian: вірити повірити
- Vietnamese: tin tưởng
Example Sentences Including 'believe'
As Mitford wrote to Hill:'I believe people only want to laugh after all.Country Life (2004)
But the Grampian Health Board believe there may be more to come.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Happiness, she would have come to believe , was something she did not deserve.BEYOND FEAR (2002)
I mean, human rights abuses...' I broke in: `I don't believe that.THE EXECUTION (2002)
If you don't believe me, go up there now and spend an hour in her company.TREASON KEEP (2001)
In fact, gardaí believe the man was not in possession of any drugs.Irish Times (2002)
That would mean Florida Pearl staying even further than three and a quarter miles, something the sceptics cannot believe.Irish Times (2002)
The rankings would have you believe the champ has only to turn up to win.Glasgow Herald (2001)
You wish me to believe in your god, yet you resent me questioning anything I do not understand.TREASON KEEP (2001)
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