Analysis Complete

believe

/ believe /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
accept as true; take to be true
"I believed his report"
"We didn''t believe his stories from the War"
"She believes in spirits"
Opposites:
disbelieve discredit
Type of:
accept
Kinds of:
understand infer swallow buy trust
Derived:
belief believer truster
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 2
credit with veracity
"You cannot believe this man"
"Should we believe a publication like the National Inquirer?"
Type of:
credit
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer
"When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too"
Kinds of:
misbelieve
Derived:
believer worshiper worshipper
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Domain:
religion faith religious belief
verb Sense 4
be confident about something
"I believe that he will come back from the war"
Type of:
expect anticipate
Derived:
reliance trust believer truster impression
Usage Patterns:
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 5
judge or regard; look upon; judge
"I think he is very smart"
"I believe her to be very smart"
"I think that he is her boyfriend"
"The racist conceives such people to be inferior"
Type of:
judge
Kinds of:
hold rethink think think of repute
Derived:
consideration opinion sentiment persuasion view
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
47%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
34
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

accept understand infer swallow buy trust disbelieve discredit credit misbelieve expect anticipate