1. Accept as true; take to be true
   "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits" 
2. Judge or regard; look upon; judge
   "I believe her to be very smart"
   - think, consider, conceive 
3. Be confident about something
   "I believe that he will come back from the war"
   - trust 
4. Follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer
   "When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too" 
5. Credit with veracity
   "You cannot believe this man"; "Should we believe a publication like the National Enquirer?"

Derived forms: believed, believes, believing

See also: belief, believable, believer

Type of: accept, anticipate, credit, evaluate, expect, judge, pass judgment

Antonym: disbelieve

Encyclopedia: Believe

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