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to believe
01
croire
to accept something to be true even without proof
Transitive: to believe sth | to believe that
informations grammaticales
composition morphologique
simple
verbe d’état
régulier
présent
believe
3e personne du singulier
believes
participe présent
believing
passé simple
believed
participe passé
believed
Exemples
For a long time, I believed his exaggerated tales of adventure.
Pendant longtemps, j'ai cru ses récits d'aventure exagérés.
1.1
croire, avoir la foi
to have a religious belief or faith
Intransitive: to believe | to believe in a faith
Exemples
He has always believed in the teachings of Buddhism.
Il a toujours cru aux enseignements du bouddhisme.
1.2
croire, avoir confiance
to have confidence that someone's statement is true
Transitive: to believe sb
Exemples
He claims he saw a UFO last night, but I do n't believe him.
Il prétend avoir vu un OVNI la nuit dernière, mais je ne le crois pas.
02
croire, penser
to hold an opinion that something is the case
Transitive: to believe that
Exemples
They firmly believe that equality is essential for a just society.
Ils croient fermement que l'égalité est essentielle pour une société juste.
2.1
croire, penser
to think something is true, even if one is not completely sure
Transitive: to believe that
Exemples
' Is she attending the conference? ' ' I believe not.'
'Est-ce qu'elle assiste à la conférence ?' 'Je ne crois pas.'
Arbre Lexical
belief
believable
believer
believe
