BELIEVE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • accept as true
    • take to be true
    Usage Example(s)
    • I believed his report
    • We didn”t believe his stories from the War
    • She believes in spirits
    Hypernyms(s) believe is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • credit with veracity
    Usage Example(s)
    • You cannot believe this man
    • Should we believe a publication like the National Inquirer?
    Hypernyms(s) believe is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • follow a credo
    • have a faith
    • be a believer
    Usage Example(s)
    • When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too
    Hypernyms(s) believe is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • judge or regard
    • look upon
    • judge
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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
    Hypernyms(s) believe is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • be confident about something
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • I believe that he will come back from the war
    Hypernyms(s) believe is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)