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Synonyms for BELIEVED: accepted, understood, took, trusted, bought, credited, swallowed, assumed; Antonyms of BELIEVED: rejected, suspected, doubted, discredited, questioned, disbelieved, distrusted, challenged
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The scientists believed the reports. Many people seem to believe that theory, but I find it hard to believe. You shouldn't believe everything you read. He says he'll help us, but I don't believe what he says. They were tricked into believing that he was a doctor. He says he'll help us, but I don't believe him.
BELIEVED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of believe 2. to think that something is true, correct, or real…. Learn more.
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Other forms: believed; believes; believing 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.
Definition of believe verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
believe. ( bɪˈliːv) vb. 1. ( tr; may take a clause as object) to accept (a statement, supposition, or opinion) as true: I believe God exists. 2. ( tr) to accept the statement or opinion of (a person) as true. 3. (foll by: in) to be convinced of the truth or existence (of): to believe in fairies.
verb (used without object) , be·lieved, be·liev·ing. to have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so: Only if one believes in something can one act purposefully.
uk / bɪˈliːv / us / bɪˈliːv /. A2. to think that something is true, correct, or real: Strangely, no one believed us when we told them we'd been visited by a creature from Mars. [ + that ] He believes that all children are born with equal intelligence. She's arriving tomorrow, I believe.
