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- pronunciation:
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
believes, believing, believed |
| definition 1: |
When you believe something, you think that it is true.
When I was little, my brother used to say there was a monster under my bed. I never believed it, though.- synonyms:
- trust
- antonyms:
- discount, doubt
- similar words:
- accept, assume, recognize, swallow
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| definition 2: |
If you believe that you're getting a bike for your birthday, you are pretty sure you are getting a bike. Maybe you are already thinking about where you will ride it.
Marcus believes he can beat Ruben in their game tomorrow. He's been practicing all week.- synonyms:
- guess, suppose, suspect, think, trust
- antonyms:
- doubt
- similar words:
- figure, hold, imagine, know, maintain
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| related words: |
consider, feel, find, hope, think |
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| derivations: |
believable (adj.), believing (adj.), believably (adv.), believer (n.) |
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