believe

(verb)

verb

1. accept as true; take to be true

- I believed his report

- We didn't believe his stories from the War

- She believes in spirits

Definition categories: cognition, accept

2. judge or regard; look upon; judge

- I believe her to be very smart

Similar word(s): conceive, consider, think

Definition categories: cognition, evaluate, judge

3. be confident about something

- I believe that he will come back from the war

Similar word(s): trust

Definition categories: cognition, anticipate, expect

4. follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer

- When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too

Definition categories: cognition, believe

5. credit with veracity

- You cannot believe this man

- Should we believe a publication like the National Enquirer?

Definition categories: cognition, credit

Sentences with believe as a verb:

- If you believe the numbers, you'll agree we need change.

- I believe there are faeries.

- I believe it might rain tomorrow. (Here, the speaker merely accepts the accuracy of the conditional.)

- Why did I ever believe you?

- After that night in the church, I believed.