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believe definition
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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?")
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