Etymology : Middle English beleven, from Old English belEfan, from be- + lyfan, lEfan to allow, believe; akin to Old High German gilouben to believe, Old English lEof dear; more at LOVE
Pronunciation : b&-lEv
Function : verb
Date : before 12th century
1. have faith in, think to be true. 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. our conqueror (whom i now of force believe almighty). king agrippa, believest thou the prophets ?.
2. often followed by a dependent clause. i believe that jesus christ is the son of god. viii. 37.
3. 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.
4. To have a firm persuasion, esp. of the truths of religion; to have a persuasion approaching to certainty; to exercise belief or faith.
5. To think; to suppose. accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits" credit with veracity; "You cannot believe this man"; "Should we believe a publication like the National Inquirer?" follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer; "When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too" be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war".
6. 1. If you believe that something is true, you think that it is true, but you are not sure. Experts believe that the coming drought will be extensive I believe you have something of mine The main problem, I believe, lies elsewhere We believe them to be hidden here in this apartment `You've never heard of him?' --- `I don't believe so.' = think.
7. If you believe someone or if you believe what they say or write, you accept that they are telling the truth. He did not sound as if he believed her Don't believe what you read in the papers.
8. If you believe in fairies, ghosts, or miracles, you are sure that they exist or happen. If you believe in a god, you are sure of the existence of that god. I don't believe in ghosts Do you believe in magic?.
9. If you believe in a way of life or an idea, you are in favour of it because you think it is good or right. He believed in marital fidelity.
10. If you believe in someone or what they are doing, you have confidence in them and think that they will be successful. If you believe in yourself you can succeed.
11. feelings Believe is used in expressions such as I can't believe how or it's hard to believe that in order to express surprise, for example because something bad has happened or something very difficult has been achieved. Many officers I spoke to found it hard to believe what was happening around them.
12. emphasis You can use believe it or not to emphasize that what you have just said is surprising. That's normal, believe it or not.
13. emphasis If you say would you believe it, you are emphasizing your surprise about something. And would you believe it, he's younger than me!.
14. emphasis You can use believe you me to emphasize that what you are saying is true. It's absolutely amazing, believe you me.
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