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.