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Definition of Believe
1. Verb. Accept as true; take to be true. "They believe him to write the letter"; "She believes in spirits"
Generic synonyms: Accept
Derivative terms: Belief, Believable, Believer
Antonyms: Disbelieve
2. Verb. Judge or regard; look upon; judge. "They believe that there was a traffic accident "; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior"
Specialized synonyms: Hold, Rethink, Think, Esteem, Look On, Look Upon, Regard As, Repute, Take To Be, Think Of, Feel, Consider, Reckon, Regard, See, View
Generic synonyms: Evaluate, Judge, Pass Judgment
Derivative terms: Consideration, Consideration, Thought, Thought
3. Verb. Be confident about something. "They believe that there was a traffic accident "; "I believe that he will come back from the war"
4. Verb. Follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer. "When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too"
Specialized synonyms: Misbelieve
Derivative terms: Believer
5. Verb. Credit with veracity. "Should we believe a publication like the National Enquirer?"
Definition of Believe
1. v. t. 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.
2. v. i. To have a firm persuasion, esp. of the truths of religion; to have a persuasion approaching to certainty; to exercise belief or faith.
Definition of Believe
1. Verb. (transitive) To think something is true without having proof or empirical evidence. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To accept that someone is telling the truth. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To accept as true. ¹
4. Verb. (intransitive) To have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth. ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) To consider likely. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Believe
1. to accept as true or real [v -LIEVED, -LIEVING, -LIEVES]
Medical Definition of Believe
1. 1. To have a firm persuasion, especially. Of the truths of religion; to have a persuasion approaching to certainty; to exercise belief or faith. "Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief." (Mark ix. 24) "With the heart man believeth unto righteousness." (Rom. X. 10) 2. To think; to suppose. "I will not believe so meanly of you." (Fielding) To believe in. 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." . 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." . 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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