believe (verb)
11believe — [[t]bɪli͟ːv[/t]] ♦ believes, believing, believed 1) VERB If you believe that something is true, you think that it is true, but you are not sure. [FORMAL] [V that] Experts believe that the coming drought will be extensive... [V that] I believe you …
12believe — be|lieve [ bı liv ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to think that a fact is true: Astronomers knew the Earth was round, but few people believed it. believe (that): I don t believe that she s ever been to Hong Kong. be widely/generally believed (=be… …
13believe — /bi li:v/ verb (not in progressive) 1 BE SURE STH IS TRUE (T) to be sure that something is true or that someone is telling the truth: You shouldn t believe everything you read. | believe (that): I can hardly believe he s only 25! | believe sb: I… …
14believe */*/*/ — UK [bɪˈliːv] / US [bɪˈlɪv] verb Word forms believe : present tense I/you/we/they believe he/she/it believes present participle believing past tense believed past participle believed 1) a) [transitive] to think that a fact is true Astronomers knew …
15believe*/*/*/ — [bɪˈliːv] verb 1) [T] to think that something is true Astronomers knew the Earth was round, but few people believed it.[/ex] The police didn t believe her.[/ex] I don t believe she s his sister at all.[/ex] It is widely believed (= believed by a… …
16believe in — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms believe in : present tense I/you/we/they believe in he/she/it believes in present participle believing in past tense believed in past participle believed in 1) believe in someone/something to think that… …
17believe — /bəˈliv / (say buh leev), /bi / (say bee ) verb (t) (believed, believing) 1. to have belief in: to believe a person. 2. to think: I believe she has left the city. 3. to credit; accept as true: to believe a story. –phrase 4. believe in, a. to have …
18believe in — phr verb Believe in is used with these nouns as the object: ↑democracy, ↑devil, ↑doctrine, ↑existence, ↑fairy, ↑fate, ↑ghost, ↑god, ↑ideal, ↑magic, ↑miracle, ↑ …
19believe — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To accept as true] Syn. accept, hold, think, conclude, have faith, be convinced, be certain, be confident, deem, understand, regard, take at one s word, consider, affirm, maintain, be of the opinion, postulate, opine,… …
20believe in — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. swear by, look to, put faith in, have faith in, have confidence in; see also trust 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To place trust or confidence in: bank on (or upon), count on (or upon), depend on (or upon), reckon on… …
