Main entry: believe
Definition: accept as true; take to be true
Usage: I believed his report; We didn't believe his stories from the War; She believes in spirits
Main entry: believe
Definition: credit with veracity
Usage: You cannot believe this man; Should we believe a publication like the National Enquirer?
Main entry: believe
Definition: follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer
Usage: When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too
Main entry: think, believe, conceive, consider
Definition: judge or regard; look upon; judge
Usage: 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
Definition: be confident about something
Usage: I believe that he will come back from the war