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believe
/bɪˈliv/
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What does believe mean?
verb
- To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing).
- To accept that someone is telling the truth.
- To have been convinced by rational means to accept the truth of a proposition.
More meanings (6)
verb
- To have been influenced by arational means (such as emotional experience, the imagination of need, etc.) to accept the truth of a proposition.
- To have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth.
- To opine, think, reckon.
- To ascribe existence to.
- To believe that (something) is right or desirable.
- To have confidence in the ability or power of.
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IPA pronunciation
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And now, O king, we do not believe that a man has such great power, for we know he cannot be slain.
“Between we two, man and man, I believe that man would as soon tell a lie Sundays as working-days—that I do so.”
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Among other things, the article assured me what I did not believe at the time, that the “Secret of Flying,” was discovered.
“Matthew Cuthbert, I believe that child has bewitched you! I can see as plain as plain that you want to keep her.”
Can we then for a moment believe that, if this had been so, tradition would have been absolutely silent on the matter?