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believe - accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits" |
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disbelieve,
discredit reject as false; refuse to accept
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accept tolerate or accommodate oneself to; "I shall have to accept these unpleasant working conditions"; "I swallowed the insult"; "She has learned to live with her husband's little idiosyncrasies"
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infer,
understand know and comprehend the nature or meaning of; "She did not understand her husband"; "I understand what she means"
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swallow believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?"
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buy accept as true; "I can't buy this story"
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believe accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"
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bank,
rely,
swear,
trust cover with ashes so to control the rate of burning; "bank a fire"
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believe in have a firm conviction as to the goodness of something; "John believes in oat bran"
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believe - follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer; "When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too" |
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believe accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"
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faith,
religion,
religious belief loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; "keep the faith"; "they broke faith with their investors"
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misbelieve hold a false or unorthodox belief
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believe - be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war" |
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trust |
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anticipate,
expect be a forerunner of or occur earlier than; "This composition anticipates Impressionism"
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believe - credit with veracity; "You cannot believe this man"; "Should we believe a publication like the National Enquirer?" |
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credit have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of
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