Dictionary entry details
• BELIEVE (verb)
Meaning:
Accept as true; take to be true
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context examples:
I believed his report / We didn't believe his stories from the War / She believes in spirits
Hypernyms (to "believe" is one way to...):
accept (consider or hold as true)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "believe"):
infer; understand (believe to be the case)
swallow (believe or accept without questioning or challenge)
buy (accept as true)
believe (follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer)
bank; rely; swear; trust (have confidence or faith in)
believe in (have a firm conviction as to the goodness of something)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sentence example:
They believe him to write the letter
Antonym:
disbelieve (reject as false; refuse to accept)
Meaning:
Judge or regard; look upon; judge
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
think; believe; conceive; consider
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "believe" is one way to...):
evaluate; judge; pass judgment (form a critical opinion of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "believe"):
hold (remain committed to)
rethink (change one's mind)
think (dispose the mind in a certain way)
esteem; look on; look upon; regard as; repute; take to be; think of (look on as or consider)
feel (have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude)
consider; reckon; regard; see; view (deem to be)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
They believe that there was a traffic accident
Meaning:
Be confident about something
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
believe; trust
Context example:
I believe that he will come back from the war
Hypernyms (to "believe" is one way to...):
anticipate; expect (regard something as probable or likely)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Sentence example:
They believe that there was a traffic accident
Meaning:
Follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context example:
When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too
Hypernyms (to "believe" is one way to...):
believe (accept as true; take to be true)
Domain category:
faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "believe"):
misbelieve (hold a false or unorthodox belief)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Credit with veracity
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context examples:
You cannot believe this man / Should we believe a publication like the National Enquirer?
Hypernyms (to "believe" is one way to...):
credit (have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
