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believe

From Wiktionary
believe is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
behind - believe - benefit

Pronunciation

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  • IPA (key): /bɪˈliːv/ or /bəˈliːv/
  • SAMPA: /bI"li:v/ or /b@"li:v/
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Verb

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Plain form
believe

Third-person singular
believes

Past tense
believed

Past participle
believed

Present participle
believing

  1. (intransitive) When you believe, you have faith in something.
    He believes in one God.
  2. (transitive & intransitive) When you believe something, you accept it as true.
    He was wrong when he believed all of the lies he was told.
    I believe that the man told the truth.

Synonyms

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