'Believe' definitions:

Definition of 'believe'

From: WordNet
verb
Accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits" [ant: disbelieve, discredit]
verb
Judge or regard; look upon; judge; "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" [syn: think, believe, consider, conceive]
verb
Be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war" [syn: believe, trust]
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Follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer; "When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too"
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Credit with veracity; "You cannot believe this man"; "Should we believe a publication like the National Enquirer?"

Definition of 'Believe'

From: GCIDE
  • Believe \Be*lieve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Believed; p. pr. & vb. n. Believing.] [OE. bileven (with pref. be- for AS. ge-), fr. AS. gel?fan, gel?fan; akin to D. gelooven, OHG. gilouban, G. glauben, OS. gil?bian, Goth. galaubjan, and Goth. liubs dear. See Lief, a., Leave, n.] 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Our conqueror (whom I now Of force believe almighty). --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets ? --Acts xxvi. 27. [1913 Webster]
  • Often followed by a dependent clause. I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. --Acts viii. 37. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: See Expect. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Believe'

From: GCIDE
  • Believe \Be*lieve"\, v. i.
  • 1. To have a firm persuasion, esp. of the truths of religion; to have a persuasion approaching to certainty; to exercise belief or faith. [1913 Webster]
  • Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. --Mark ix. 24. [1913 Webster]
  • With the heart man believeth unto righteousness. --Rom. x. 10. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To think; to suppose. [1913 Webster]
  • I will not believe so meanly of you. --Fielding. [1913 Webster]
  • To believe in. (a) To believe that the subject of the thought (if a person or thing) exists, or (if an event) that it has occurred, or will occur; -- as, to believe in the resurrection of the dead. "She does not believe in Jupiter." --J. H. Newman. (b) To believe that the character, abilities, and purposes of a person are worthy of entire confidence; -- especially that his promises are wholly trustworthy. "Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me." --John xiv. 1. (c) To believe that the qualities or effects of an action or state are beneficial: as, to believe in sea bathing, or in abstinence from alcoholic beverages.
  • To believe on, to accept implicitly as an object of religious trust or obedience; to have faith in. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'believe'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Believe'