Believe

  • 11believe — be·lieve vt be·lieved, be·liev·ing: to consider to be true or honest Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. believe I …

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  • 12believe me — (or believe you me) used to emphasize the truth of a statement or assertion believe me, she is a shrewd woman …

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  • 13believe — [v1] trust, rely on accept, accredit, admit, affirm, attach weight to, be certain of, be convinced of, be credulous, be of the opinion, buy*, conceive, conclude, consider, count on, credit, deem, fall for*, give credence to, have, have faith in,… …

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  • 14believe — ► VERB 1) accept that (something) is true or (someone) is telling the truth. 2) (believe in) have faith in the truth or existence of. 3) have religious faith. 4) think or suppose. DERIVATIVES believable adjective believer …

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  • 15believe so — I (don t) think so ● believe …

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  • 16believe in — index confide (trust), rely Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 17believe — [bə lēv′, bēlēv′] vt. believed, believing [ME bileven < bi,BE + leven, contr. < ileven < OE geliefan < IE base * leubh , to like, desire > LOVE, LIEF, L libido] 1. to take as true, real, etc. 2. to have confidence in a statement or …

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  • 18believe — be|lieve W1S1 [bıˈli:v] v [: Old English; Origin: belefan, from lyfan, lefan to allow, believe ] 1.) [T not in progressive] to be sure that something is true or that someone is telling the truth ▪ You shouldn t believe everything you read. ▪ I… …

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  • 19believe — be|lieve [ bı liv ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to think that a fact is true: Astronomers knew the Earth was round, but few people believed it. believe (that): I don t believe that she s ever been to Hong Kong. be widely/generally believed (=be… …

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  • 20believe — /bi li:v/ verb (not in progressive) 1 BE SURE STH IS TRUE (T) to be sure that something is true or that someone is telling the truth: You shouldn t believe everything you read. | believe (that): I can hardly believe he s only 25! | believe sb: I… …

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