Definition of Believe. Meaning of Believe. Synonyms of Believe

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Believe. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Believe and, of course, Believe synonyms and on the right images related to the word Believe.

Definition of Believe

Believe
Believe Be*lieve", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Believed; p. pr. & vb. n. Believing.] [OE. bileven (with pref. be- for AS. ge-), fr. AS. gel?fan, gel?fan; akin to D. gelooven, OHG. gilouban, G. glauben, OS. gil?bian, Goth. galaubjan, and Goth. liubs dear. See Lief, a., Leave, n.] To exercise belief in; to credit upon the authority or testimony of another; to be persuaded of the truth of, upon evidence furnished by reasons, arguments, and deductions of the mind, or by circumstances other than personal knowledge; to regard or accept as true; to place confidence in; to think; to consider; as, to believe a person, a statement, or a doctrine. Our conqueror (whom I now Of force believe almighty). --Milton. King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets ? --Acts xxvi. 27. Often followed by a dependent clause. I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. --Acts viii. 37. Syn: See Expect.
Believe
Believe Be*lieve", v. i. 1. To have a firm persuasion, esp. of the truths of religion; to have a persuasion approaching to certainty; to exercise belief or faith. Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. --Mark ix. 24. With the heart man believeth unto righteousness. --Rom. x. 10. 2. To think; to suppose. I will not believe so meanly of you. --Fielding. To believe in. (a) To believe that the subject of the thought (if a person or thing) exists, or (if an event) that it has occurred, or will occur; -- as, to believe in the resurrection of the dead. ``She does not believe in Jupiter.' --J. H. Newman. (b) To believe that the character, abilities, and purposes of a person are worthy of entire confidence; -- especially that his promises are wholly trustworthy. ``Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.' --John xiv. 1. (c) To believe that the qualities or effects of an action or state are beneficial: as, to believe in sea bathing, or in abstinence from alcoholic beverages. To believe on, to accept implicitly as an object of religious trust or obedience; to have faith in.

Meaning of Believe from wikipedia

- Look up believe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Believe may refer to: Belief, a psychological state in which an individual holds a proposition or...
- "The Will to Believe" is a lecture by William James, first published in 1896, which defends, in certain cases, the adoption of a belief without prior...
- Look up make believe in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Make Believe may refer to: Make believe, a form of play Make Believe Stories, a children's book...
- Believe It may refer to: Believe It (album), a 1975 album by the New Tony Williams Lifetime "Believe It" (M**** Mill song), 2013 "Believe It" (White Lies...
- Make believe, also known as pretend play or imaginative play, is a loosely structured form of play that generally includes role-play, object substitution...
- Ripley's Believe It or Not! is an American franchise founded by Robert Ripley, which deals with bizarre events and items so strange and unusual that readers...
- "Believe women" is an American political slogan arising out of the #MeToo movement. It refers to accepting women's allegations of ****ual har****ment or...
- up believe it or not in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Believe It or Not may refer to: Believe It or Not (album), a 1979 album by Nuts**** Believe It...
- I Believe may refer to: I Believe (Dr. Alban album), and the title song, 1997 I Believe (Irfan Makki album), and the title song, 2011 I Believe (Johnny...
- surrender in 1945, some scientists question the bomb's relevance. Oppenheimer believes it would end the ongoing Pacific War and save lives. The Trinity test is...