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believe


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  believe 
 
  3  of  5  senses  of  believe 
 
  Sense  1 
  believe 
  =>  understand,  gather,  infer 
  =>  swallow 
  =>  buy 
  =>  believe 
  =>  trust,  swear,  rely,  bank 
  =>  believe  in 
 
  Sense  2 
  think,  believe,  consider,  conceive 
  =>  hold 
  =>  suspect 
  =>  rethink 
  =>  think 
  =>  think  of  repute,  regard  as  look  upon  look  on  esteem,  take  to  be 
  =>  feel 
  =>  see  consider,  reckon,  view,  regard 
 
  Sense  4 
  believe 
  =>  misbelieve 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  believe 
 
  3  of  5  senses  of  believe 
 
  Sense  1 
  believe 
  =>  understand,  gather,  infer 
  =>  swallow 
  =>  buy 
  =>  believe 
  =>  misbelieve 
  =>  trust,  swear,  rely,  bank 
  =>  credit 
  =>  believe 
  =>  lean 
  =>  count  bet,  depend,  look  calculate,  reckon 
  =>  believe  in 
 
  Sense  2 
  think,  believe,  consider,  conceive 
  =>  hold 
  =>  suspect 
  =>  rethink 
  =>  backpedal 
  =>  about-face 
  =>  think 
  =>  think  of  repute,  regard  as  look  upon  look  on  esteem,  take  to  be 
  =>  feel 
  =>  see  consider,  reckon,  view,  regard 
  =>  expect 
  =>  reconsider 
  =>  include 
  =>  count 
  =>  subsume,  colligate 
  =>  carry 
  =>  call 
  =>  like 
  =>  relativize 
  =>  identify 
  =>  favor,  favour 
  =>  abstract 
  =>  reify 
  =>  hypostatize 
  =>  idealize,  idealise 
  =>  romanticize,  romanticise,  glamorize 
  =>  deify 
  =>  apotheosize,  apotheose 
  =>  deem,  hold  view  as  take  for 
  =>  respect,  esteem,  value,  prize,  prise 
  =>  think  the  world  of 
  =>  reverence,  fear,  revere,  venerate 
  =>  enshrine,  saint 
  =>  worship 
  =>  admire,  look  up  to 
  =>  envy 
  =>  disrespect,  disesteem 
  =>  undervalue 
  =>  make 
  =>  capitalize,  capitalise 
  =>  prize,  value,  treasure,  appreciate 
  =>  do  justice 
  =>  recognize,  recognise 
  =>  honor,  honour,  reward 
  =>  toast,  drink,  pledge,  salute,  wassail 
  =>  give 
  =>  ennoble,  dignify 
  =>  award,  bestow  an  award  upon 
  =>  decorate 
  =>  rubricate 
 
  Sense  4 
  believe 
  =>  misbelieve 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  believe 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  believe 
 
  5  senses  of  believe 
 
  Sense  1 
  believe 
  =>  accept 
 
  Sense  2 
  think,  believe,  consider,  conceive 
  =>  judge 
 
  Sense  3 
  believe,  trust 
  =>  expect,  anticipate 
 
  Sense  4 
  believe 
  =>  believe 
 
  Sense  5 
  believe 
  =>  credit 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  believe 
 
  believe  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  believe 
 
  Sense  1 
  believe 
  =>  accept 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  think,  believe,  consider,  conceive 
  =>  judge 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  believe,  trust 
  =>  expect,  anticipate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  believe 
  =>  believe 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  believe 
  =>  credit 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  believe 
  believer 
  make-believe 
 
  Overview  of  verb  believe 
 
  The  verb  believe  has  5  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (119)  believe  --  (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.  (72)  think,  believe,  consider,  conceive  --  (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") 
  3.  (37)  believe,  trust  --  (be  confident  about  something  "I  believe  that  he  will  come  back  from  the  war") 
  4.  (10)  believe  --  (follow  a  credo;  have  a  religious  faith;  be  a  believer;  "When  you  hear  his  sermons,  you  will  be  able  to  believe,  too") 
  5.  (2)  believe  --  (credit  with  veracity:  "You  cannot  believe  this  man";  "Should  we  believe  a  publication  like  the  "national  Inquirer?") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  believe 
  make-believe 
 
  Overview  of  verb  believe 
 
  The  verb  believe  has  5  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (119)  believe  --  (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.  (72)  think,  believe,  consider,  conceive  --  (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") 
  3.  (37)  believe,  trust  --  (be  confident  about  something  "I  believe  that  he  will  come  back  from  the  war") 
  4.  (10)  believe  --  (follow  a  credo;  have  a  religious  faith;  be  a  believer;  "When  you  hear  his  sermons,  you  will  be  able  to  believe,  too") 
  5.  (2)  believe  --  (credit  with  veracity:  "You  cannot  believe  this  man";  "Should  we  believe  a  publication  like  the  "national  Inquirer?") 



believe definition