Believe

v. t.	1.	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. [imp. & p. p. Believed ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Believing.] 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.
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. b - To believe that the character, abilities, and purposes of a person are worthy of entire confidence; - especially that his promises are wholly trustworthy. - J. H. Newman. 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. - John xiv. 1. To believe on to accept implicitly as an object of religious trust or obedience; to have faith in.

Verb	1.	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" Antonyms: disbelieve, discredit - reject as false; refuse to accept
	2.	believe - 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" Synonyms: think, conceive, consider
	3.	believe - be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war" Synonyms: trust
	4.	believe - follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer; "When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too"
	5.	believe - credit with veracity; "You cannot believe this man"; "Should we believe a publication like the National Inquirer?"

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