1. believe - verb
· accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"
Hypernym(s): accept
Antonym(s): disbelieve
2. believe - verb
· judge or regard; look upon; judge; "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"
Synonym(s): think, consider, conceive
Hypernym(s): evaluate, pass_judgment, judge
3. believe - verb
· be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war"
Synonym(s): trust
Hypernym(s): expect, anticipate
4. believe - verb
· follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer; "When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too"
Hypernym(s): believe
5. believe - verb
· credit with veracity; "You cannot believe this man"; "Should we believe a publication like the National Enquirer?"
Hypernym(s): credit
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