v., -lieved, -liev·ing, -lieves.

v.tr.

1. To accept as true or real: Do you believe the news stories?
2. To credit with veracity: I believe you.
3. To expect or suppose; think: I believe they will arrive shortly.

v.intr.

1. To have firm faith, especially religious faith.
2. To have faith, confidence, or trust: I believe in your ability to solve the problem.
3. To have confidence in the truth or value of something: We believe in free speech.
4. To have an opinion; think: They have already left, I believe.

idioms:

believe (one's) ears

1. To trust what one has heard.

believe (one's) eyes

1. To trust what one has seen.

[Middle English bileven, from Old English bel[ymacr]fan, belēfan, gelēfan.]

believer be·liev'er n.

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also believe in

verb

1. To regard (something) as true or real: accept. Slang buy, swallow. See opinion.
2. To have confidence in the truthfulness of: credit, trust. Idioms: take at one's word. See opinion.
3. To have an opinion: consider, deem, hold, opine, think. Informal figure, judge. Idioms: be of the opinion. See opinion.
4. To view in a certain way: feel, hold, sense, think. See opinion.
5. To regard in an appraising way: repute, suppose, think. See belief/unbelief.

phrasal verb - believe in

To place trust or confidence in: bank on (or upon), count on (or upon), depend on (or upon), reckon on (or upon), rely on (or upon), trust (in). See trust/distrust.

Idioms beginning with believe:
believe it or not
believe one's ears

See also lead one to believe; make believe; you'd better believe it. Also see seeing is believing.

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v

Definition: trust, rely on
Antonyms: disbelieve, distrust

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IN BRIEF: To accept as true or real; to have trust or confidence.

I lie to myself all the time. But I never believe me. — S.E. Hinton

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Common misspelling(s) of believe

• beleive

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - tro på, have tiltro til
v. intr. - tro, mene, formode

idioms:

• believe in    tro på, have tiltro til
• believe it or not    tro det eller ej
• not believe one's ears    ikke tro sine egne ører
• not believe one's eyes    ikke tro sine egne øjne
• would you believe it?    du nægter at tro det, tro det eller ej

Nederlands (Dutch)
geloven, aannemen, van mening zijn, vermoeden

Français (French)
v. tr. - croire, penser, donner, ajouter foi à, estimer, (Relig) croire, avoir la foi
v. intr. - (Relig) avoir la foi, croire

idioms:

• believe in    croire en, avoir confiance en
• believe it or not    croyez-le ou pas
• believe me    crois moi, tu peux me croire
• believe you me    tu peux m'en croire
• don't you believe it!    ne va pas croire ça!
• not believe one's ears    ne pas en croire ses oreilles
• not believe one's eyes    ne pas en croire ses yeux
• would you believe it?    le croiriez-vous?

Deutsch (German)
v. - glauben

idioms:

• believe in    glauben an
• believe it or not    ob du's glaubst oder nicht
• believe me    glaub/glaubt mir
• believe you me    glaub/glaubt mir
• don't you believe it!    glaub das [ja] nicht
• not believe one's ears    seinen Ohren (nicht) trauen
• not believe one's eyes    seinen Augen (nicht) trauen
• would you believe it?    stell dir vor

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - πιστεύω, έχω εμπιστοσύνη σε, δέχομαι, παραδέχομαι, νομίζω, φρονώ

idioms:

• believe in    πιστεύω σε (στην ύπαρξη ή αποτελεσματικότητα)
• believe it or not    αν θέλετε το πιστεύετε
• not believe one's ears    δεν πιστεύω στ' αφτιά μου
• not believe one's eyes    δεν πιστεύω στα μάτια
• would you believe it?    δεν μπορώ να το πιστέψω!

Italiano (Italian)
ritenere, pensare, credere

idioms:

• believe in    credere in
• believe it or not    per quanto sembri incredibile
• believe your eyes/ears    credi a quel che vedi e senti
• would you believe it?    Ci crederesti?

Português (Portuguese)
v. - acreditar, pensar, ter fé em

idioms:

• believe in    acreditar na existência de algo
• believe it or not    acredite se quiser
• not believe one's eyes/ears    ficar extremamente surpreso, não acreditar no que está vendo
• would you believe it?    você acreditaria?

Русский (Russian)
верить, считать, полагать

idioms:

• believe in    верить в кого-либо
• believe it or not    хотите верьте, хотите - нет
• not believe one's eyes/ears    верить собственным глазам/ушам
• would you believe it?    хотите верьте, хотите - нет

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - creer, ser partidario, ser creyente
v. intr. - creer

idioms:

• believe in    tener fe en, confiar en, creer en
• believe it or not    por extraño que parezca
• believe me    créeme
• believe you me    te aseguro
• don't you believe it!    no lo creas!
• not believe one's ears    (no) dar crédito a sus oídos
• not believe one's eyes    (no) dar crédito a sus ojos
• would you believe it?    ¿lo creerías?

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - tro

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
相信, 认为, 信任, 猜想, 料想, 笃信宗教, 信仰

idioms:

• believe in    信仰
• believe it or not    信不信由你
• not believe one's ears    不相信自己的耳朵
• not believe one's eyes    不相信自己的眼睛
• would you believe it?    你相信吗?

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 相信, 認為, 信任, 猜想, 料想
v. intr. - 篤信宗教, 信任, 相信, 信仰

idioms:

• believe in    信仰
• believe it or not    信不信由你
• not believe one's ears    不相信自己的耳朵
• not believe one's eyes    不相信自己的眼睛
• would you believe it?    你相信嗎?

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~를 신용하다, ~라고 생각하다
v. intr. - 신뢰하다, 존재를 믿다, 생각하다

idioms:

• believe in    믿다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 信ずる, 考える, 信頼する, よいと思う, 信じる, 本当だと思う

idioms:

• believe in    存在を信じる, 信じる, 信頼している, 価値を信じる
• believe it or not    驚くなかれ
• make believe    ふりをする
• not believe one's eyes/ears    うのみにしない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) صدق, اعتقد, آمن ب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮האמין‬
v. intr. - ‮האמין‬

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