BELIEVE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

Definition of believe – Learner’s Dictionary

believe
verb
uk
/bɪˈliːv/
us

believe verb (TRUE)

A2
to think that something is true, or that what someone says is true:
[ + (that) ] They believe that their health has suffered because of the chemicals.
Do you believe him?
I can't believe that she wants to go out with me.
Opposite
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believe verb (THINK)

A2
to think something, without being completely sure:
"Is he coming home tonight?" "I believe so."
The murderer is believed to be in his thirties.

believe verb (RELIGION)

not believe your eyes/ears
B1
to be very surprised when you see someone or something, or when you hear what someone says:
I couldn't believe my ears when Dan said they were getting married.
believe it or not
B1
used to say that something is true although it seems surprising:
He even remembered my birthday, believe it or not.

(Definition of believe from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of believe

in Chinese (Traditional)
相信…
in Chinese (Simplified)
相信…
in Spanish
creer, tener fe…
in Portuguese
acreditar, achar, crer…
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विश्वास, समजूत…
~を信じる, (~であると)確信する, ~だと推測する…
güvenmek, itimat etmek, sanmak…
croire, penser, avoir la foi…
creure…
geloven…
ஏதோ ஒன்று நம்பகமானது, சரியானது அல்லது உண்மையானது என்று நினைப்பது…
(कुछ सच, सही, या असली है ऐसा) विश्वास करना…
માનવું, માન્યતા…
tro på, mene, tro…
tro [på], tro…
percaya, fikir…
glauben…
tro, tro (på), mene…
اعتبار کرنا, یقین کرنا…
вірити, довіряти, думати…
считать, верить, предполагать…
నమ్ము, ఒకదానిని సత్యమైనది, సరైనది లేదా నిజమైనదని అనుకొను…
يُصَدِّق, يَعْتَقِد…
বিশ্বাস করা, মনে করা যে কিছু সত্য, সঠিক বা বাস্তব…
věřit, důvěřovat, domnívat se…
mempercayai, percaya, mengira…
เชื่อว่าจริง, เชื่อ, คิด…
công nhận, tin tưởng, tưởng…
wierzyć, sądzić, przypuszczać…
-을 믿다, -라 여기다…
credere (a), credere…
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