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be·lieve
 believe
- pronunciation:
- b
liv
- phrases:
- believe in
- features:
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
believed, believes, believing |
| definition 1: |
to accept as honest or true.
Can you believe his crazy story?- synonyms:
- buy, credit, trust
- antonyms:
- discount, doubt
- similar words:
- accept, acknowledge, assume, put stock in, recognize, swallow
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| definition 2: |
to have some confidence in; suppose.
I believe they will arrive before noon.- synonyms:
- guess, suppose, suspect, trust
- antonyms:
- doubt
- similar words:
- figure, hold, imagine, know, maintain, presume
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| related words: |
conceive, consider, find, hope |
| phrase: |
believe in |
| derivations: |
believable (adj.), believing (adj.), believably (adv.), believer (n.) |
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