Believe (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war".

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Synonyms

• Trust

Hypernyms

• Anticipate

Related Words

• Belief (noun)

Meaning ²

Credit with veracity; "You cannot believe this man"; "Should we believe a publication like the National Enquirer?".

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Related Words

• Believable (adjective)

Meaning ³

Accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits".

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Antonyms

• Disbelieve

Hyponyms

• Infer

Related Words

• Believable (adjective)
• Belief (noun)
• Believer (noun)

Meaning ⁴

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".

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Synonyms

• Think
• Consider
• Conceive

Hypernyms

• Judge
• Evaluate

Hyponyms

• Look Upon
• Regard
• Feel
• Rethink
• View
• See
• Hold
• Regard As
• Think
• Take To Be
• Be Known As
• Esteem
• Know As
• Think Of
• Look On
• Reckon

Meaning ⁵

Follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer; "When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too".

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Related Words

• Believer (noun)