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   be·lieve

   /bəˈlēv/

   verb

   • 1. accept (something) as true; feel sure of the truth of: "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 or didn't want to know"
   • ▪ have faith, especially 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 Lois—what an extraordinary woman!"
   • 2. hold (something) as an opinion; think or suppose: "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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