believe (verb)
101suspect — verb (t) /səˈspɛkt / (say suh spekt) 1. to imagine to be guilty, false, counterfeit, undesirable, defective, bad, etc., with insufficient proof or with no proof. 2. to imagine or believe to be rightly chargeable with something stated, usually… …
102hypothesise — verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps • Syn: ↑speculate, ↑theorize, ↑theorise, ↑conjecture, ↑hypothesize, ↑hypothecate, ↑suppose …
103look upon — verb look on as or consider (Freq. 10) she looked on this affair as a joke He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician He is reputed to be intelligent • Syn: ↑think of, ↑repute, ↑regard as, ↑look on …
104pass judgment — verb form a critical opinion of I cannot judge some works of modern art How do you evaluate this grant proposal? We shouldn t pass judgment on other people • Syn: ↑evaluate, ↑judge • Derivationally related forms: ↑judge (for: ↑ …
105pull someone's leg — verb subject to a playful hoax or joke • Syn: ↑hoax, ↑play a joke on • Derivationally related forms: ↑hoax (for: ↑hoax), ↑hoaxer (for: ↑ …
106regard as — verb look on as or consider (Freq. 31) she looked on this affair as a joke He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician He is reputed to be intelligent • Syn: ↑think of, ↑repute, ↑look upon, ↑look on …
107take for granted — verb take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof (Freq. 3) I assume his train was late • Syn: ↑assume, ↑presume • Derivationally related forms: ↑presumptive (for: ↑ …
108take to be — verb look on as or consider (Freq. 2) she looked on this affair as a joke He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician He is reputed to be intelligent • Syn: ↑think of, ↑repute, ↑regard as, ↑look up …
109theorise — verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps • Syn: ↑speculate, ↑theorize, ↑conjecture, ↑hypothesize, ↑hypothesise, ↑hypothecate, ↑suppose …
110stand up for — [verb] support, champion, defend, stick up for (informal), uphold * * * phrasal : to defend against attack or criticism : justify, support he was my brother anyway and I m going to stand up for him Liam O Flaherty has always stood up for the… …
