believe in sth
— phrasal verb with believe uk/bɪˈliːv/us/bɪˈliːv/verb [ T ]
B1 to be certain that something exists:
Do you believe in ghosts?
B2 to be confident that something is effective and right:
They don't believe in living together before marriage.
He believes in saying what he thinks.
More examples
- Some people believe in life after death.
- She strongly believes in the curative powers of the local mineral water.
- Do you believe in an all-powerful god ?
- Did you believe in fairies when you were little?
- The tragedy made her question everything she believed in.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Believing
- article of faith
- ascribe sth to sb
- belief
- believe
- benefit
- credit
- feel
- feel it in your bones idiom
- give sb the benefit of the doubt idiom
- gospel
- incline to/towards sth
- kid
- seeing is believing idiom
- self-delusion
- stock
- swear by sth
- take sb's word for it idiom
- take sth as read idiom
- under
- word
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