| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| VERB | 1 | believe | Accept as true |
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| 2 | believe, think, consider, conceive | Judge or regard | |
| 3 | believe, trust | Be confident about something | |
| 4 | believe | Follow a credo | |
| 5 | believe | Credit with veracity |
| Sounds | bihliy'v |
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| Rhymes | achieve, aggrieve, Aleve, and 30 more rhymes in iyv at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Accept as true. Take to be true. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
| Model | They believe him to write the letter |
| Examples | "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits" |
| Narrower | understand, infer; swallow; buy; believe; trust, swear, rely, bank; believe in |
| Broader | accept |
| Contrary | disbelieve, discredit |
| Nouns | belief; believer |
| Meaning | Judge or regard. Look upon. Judge. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Model | They believe that there was a traffic accident |
| Examples | "I believe her to be very smart" |
| Synonyms | think, consider, conceive |
| Narrower | hold; rethink; think; think of, repute, regard as, look upon, look on, esteem, take to be; feel; see, consider, reckon, view, regard |
| Broader | judge |
| Meaning | Be confident about something. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
| Model | They believe that there was a traffic accident |
| Examples | "I believe that he will come back from the war" |
| Synonyms | trust |
| Broader | expect, anticipate |
| Nouns | belief |
| Meaning | Follow a credo. Have a faith. Be a believer. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
| Examples | "When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too" |
| Category | religion, faith, religious belief |
| Narrower | misbelieve |
| Broader | believe |
| Nouns | believer |
| Meaning | Credit with veracity. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Examples | "You cannot believe this man"; "Should we believe a publication like the National Inquirer?" |
| Broader | credit |