believe

Verb
  1. Accept as true;
    Take to be true (synset 200685199)
    "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"
    is a type of: accept - consider or hold as true
    subtypes:
    • infer, understand - believe to be the case
    • swallow - believe or accept without questioning or challenge
    • buy - accept as true
    • believe - follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer
    • trust - have confidence or faith in
    • believe in - have a firm conviction as to the goodness of something
  2. Judge or regard;
    Look upon;
    Judge (synset 200691086)
    "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior"
    is a type of: evaluate, judge, pass judgment - form a critical opinion of
    subtypes:
    same as: conceive, consider, think
  3. Be confident about something (synset 200723022)
    "I believe that he will come back from the war"
    is a type of: anticipate, expect - regard something as probable or likely
    same as: trust
  4. Follow a credo;
    Have a faith;
    Be a believer (synset 200686192)
    "When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too"
    referred to in: faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
    is a type of: believe - accept as true; take to be true
    subtypes: misbelieve - hold a false or unorthodox belief
  5. Credit with veracity (synset 200685987)
    "You cannot believe this man"; "Should we believe a publication like the National Enquirer?"
    is a type of: credit - have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of

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