what does believe mean?
BELIEVE as VERB
- 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
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- Meaning
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
- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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