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to believe
01
to accept something to be true even without proof
Transitive: to believe sth | to believe that
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
State verb
Regular
Present tense
believe
3rd person singular
believes
Present participle
believing
Past simple
believed
Past participle
believed
Examples
I believed her excuses for missing the meeting.
1.1
to have a religious belief or faith
Intransitive: to believe | to believe in a faith
Examples
She believes in God and attends church every Sunday.
1.2
to have confidence that someone's statement is true
Transitive: to believe sb
Examples
She claims she can fix it, but I do n't believe her.
02
to hold an opinion that something is the case
Transitive: to believe that
Examples
She believes that art can inspire social change.
2.1
to think something is true, even if one is not completely sure
Transitive: to believe that
Examples
' Did they finish the project on time? ' ' I believe they did.'
Lexical Tree
belief
believable
believer
believe
