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.
To exercise belief in; to credit upon the authority or testimony of another; to be persuaded of the truth of, upon evidence furnished by reasons, arguments, and deductions of the mind, or by circumstances other than personal knowledge; to regard or accept as true; to place confidence in; to think; to consider;
Verb
accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn''t believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"
Verb
credit with veracity; "You cannot believe this man"; "Should we believe a publication like the National Inquirer?"
Verb
follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer; "When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too"
Verb
judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior"
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be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war"
n.
To exercise belief in; to credit upon the authority or
testimony of another; to be persuaded of the truth of, upon evidence
furnished by reasons, arguments, and deductions of the mind, or by
circumstances other than personal knowledge; to regard or accept as
true; to place confidence in; to think; to consider; as, to believe a
person, a statement, or a doctrine.
v. i.
To have a firm persuasion, esp. of the truths of
religion; to have a persuasion approaching to certainty; to exercise
belief or faith.
v. i.
To think; to suppose.
Believe
Our conqueror (whom I now Of force believe almighty).
King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets ?
Often followed by a dependent clause. I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
Believe
Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
With the heart man believeth unto righteousness.2.
I will not believe so meanly of you.
To exercise belief in; to credit upon the authority or testimony of another; to be persuaded of the truth of, upon evidence furnished by reasons, arguments, and deductions of the mind, or by circumstances other than personal knowledge; to regard or accept as true; to place confidence in; to think; to consider;
To have a firm persuasion, esp. of the truths of religion; to have a persuasion approaching to certainty; to exercise belief or faith.
Usage Examples
'UFO's' attitude toward the subject is very similar to mine. It's not an advocacy its philosophy is more 'I want to believe this, but I want it proved.'
A lot of folks believe their best years are behind them. But I want Americans to recognize that's not true.
A statesman wants courage and a statesman wants vision but believe me, after six months' experience, he wants first, second, third and all the time - patience.
A few years ago you couldn't go from TV to film. It was like a 'no no' but I believe when you find a plan and purpose that God has for your life, there's not anything man can do to you. Especially when your faith is not really standing in the wisdom of man, you're really standing in the wisdom of God.
A line from one of my 1997 columns - 'Do one thing every day that scares you' - is now widely attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt, though I have yet to see any evidence that she ever said it and I don't believe she did. She said some things about fear, but not that thing.
A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God.
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Other Usage ExamplesA great tennis career is something that a 15-year-old normally doesn't have. I hope my example helps other teens believe they can accomplish things they never thought possible.
A large part of acting is just pretending. You get to work with these other great make-believers, all making believe as hard as they can.
A teacher must believe in the value and interest of his subject as a doctor believes in health.
A nickname is the heaviest stone that the devil can throw at a man. It is a bugbear to the imagination, and, though we do not believe in it, it still haunts our apprehensions.
'Dr. Strangelove' was and is one of my favorite movies ever, and I just can't believe they actually blew up the world after that.
A lot of football success is in the mind. You must believe you are the best and then make sure that you are.
A man can believe a considerable deal of rubbish, and yet go about his daily work in a rational and cheerful manner.
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