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English to English verb
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accept as true; take to be true |  | Example: I believed his report
We didn't believe his stories from the War
She believes in spirits
source: wordnet30
| 2 |
judge or regard; look upon; judge | | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
| 3 |
be confident about something | | Example: I believe that he will come back from the war
source: wordnet30
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follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer | | Example: When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too
source: wordnet30
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credit with veracity | | Example: You cannot believe this man
Should we believe a publication like the National Enquirer?
source: wordnet30
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To exercise belief in; to credit upon the authority or testimony of another; to be persuaded of the truth of, upon evidence furnished by reasons, arguments, and deductions of the mind, or by circumstances other than personal knowledge; to regard or accept as true; to place confidence in; to think; to consider; as, to believe a person, a statement, or a doctrine. | | source: webster1913
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To have a firm persuasion, esp. of the truths of religion; to have a persuasion approaching to certainty; to exercise belief or faith. | | source: webster1913
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