Antonyms for be lieve
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : bih-leev |
Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈliv |
- abandon
- abort
- abstain
- add
- answer
- avoid
- be honest
- be immune
- be numb
- be unaware
- calculate
- conceal
- deny
- desert
- despair
- destroy
- disallow
- disbelieve
- discard
- disclaim
- discontinue
- disenchant
- dislike
- dismiss
- disperse
- dispute
- disregard
- distribute
- distrust
- divide
- dodge
- doubt
- eject
- estimate
- exclude
- fail
- fear
- forget
- forsake
- give
- hate
- hesitate
- hide
- ignore
- keep
- know
- leave
- let go
- let out
- lose
- maintain
- measure
- misconceive
- misinterpret
- miss
- mistrust
- misunderstand
- neglect
- not believe
- not catch
- not expect
- not get
- offer
- overlook
- prove
- question
- quit
- refuse
- reject
- release
- repudiate
- repulse
- scatter
- stop
- subtract
- trust
- uncover
- wonder
Definition of be lieve
Origin :- Old English belyfan "to believe," earlier geleafa (Mercian), gelefa (Northumbrian), gelyfan (West Saxon) "believe," from Proto-Germanic *ga-laubjan "to believe," perhaps literally "hold dear, love" (cf. Old Saxon gilobian "believe," Dutch geloven, Old High German gilouben, German glauben), ultimately a compound based on PIE *leubh- "to care, desire, love" (see belief).
- Spelling beleeve is common till 17c.; then altered, perhaps by influence of relieve, etc. To believe on instead of in was more common in 16c. but now is a peculiarity of theology; believe of also sometimes was used in 17c. Related: Believed (formerly occasionally beleft); believing. Expression believe it or not attested by 1874; Robert Ripley's newspaper cartoon of the same name is from 1918. Emphatic you better believe attested from 1854.
- As in apprehend : verb understand
- As in infer : verb conclude
- As in opine : verb think
- As in reckon : verb suppose, imagine
- As in sense : verb become aware of
- As in suspect : verb distrust; guess
- As in take : verb understand
- As in believe : verb trust, rely on
- As in believe : verb assume or suppose
- As in count on : verb rely
- As in presuppose : verb presume
- As in claim : verb demand, maintain property or right
- As in valuate : verb estimate
- As in conceive : verb understand
- As in conjecture : verb speculate
- As in consider : verb regard a certain way
- As in count on/count upon : verb depend on; rely
- As in deem : verb regard, consider
- As in estimate : verb guess, try to value
- As in fancy : verb imagine, create
- As in guess : verb try to figure out; imagine
- As in harbor : verb hold in imagination
- As in hope : verb long for, dream about
- As in imagine : verb assume, deduce
Synonyms for be lieve
- absorb
- accept
- account
- accredit
- adduce
- admit
- advance
- affirm
- aim for
- allege
- allow
- analyze
- anticipate
- apperceive
- appraise
- appreciate
- apprehend
- arrive at
- ascertain
- ask
- aspire
- assay
- assert
- assess
- assume
- attach weight to
- await
- bank on
- bargain for
- be afraid
- be aware of
- be certain of
- be convinced of
- be credulous
- be inclined to think
- be of the opinion
- be sure of
- be with it
- bear in mind
- believe
- believe in
- bet bottom dollar
- bet on
- brood over
- budget
- build on
- buy
- calculate
- calculate roughly
- call for
- care for
- cast
- catch
- catch on
- catch the drift
- challenge
- chance
- cherish
- cipher
- class
- classify
- cling to
- collect
- compass
- comprehend
- compute
- conceive
- conclude
- conjecture
- consider
- construe
- contemplate
- count
- count on
- count upon
- credit
- dare say
- daresay
- decide
- declare
- deduce
- deem
- deem likely
- defend
- depend on
- derive
- desire
- determine
- dig
- digest
- disbelieve
- discern
- divine
- doubt
- draw
- draw inference
- dream up
- entertain
- enumerate
- envisage
- envision
- esteem
- estimate
- evaluate
- exact
- examine
- expect
- expect from
- experience
- express an opinion
- fall for
- fancy
- fantasize
- fathom
- feature
- feel
- feel confident
- feel in bones
- feel in gut
- figure
- figure out
- follow
- foresee
- form opinion
- foster
- gather
- gauge
- get
- get the drift
- get the idea
- get the impression
- get the picture
- get vibes
- give credence to
- glean
- go out on a limb
- grasp
- guess
- guesstimate
- hang in
- happen upon
- harbor suspicion
- have
- have a feeling
- have a hunch
- have dibs on something
- have doubt
- have faith
- have faith in
- have no doubt
- have sneaking suspicion
- hazard
- hazard a guess
- head trip
- heed
- hit
- hit up
- hold
- hold an opinion
- hold out for
- hypothesize
- image
- imagine
- induce
- infer
- insist
- interpret
- interpret as
- intuit
- judge
- jump to a conclusion
- justify
- keep fingers crossed
- keep in view
- keep the faith
- knock
- knock on wood
- know
- lap up
- lay claim to
- lean on
- look at sunny side
- look forward to
- look into
- look upon
- lump it
- maintain
- make allowance for
- make up
- make up off top of one's head
- mistrust
- need
- notice
- number
- nurse
- nurture
- observe
- opine
- outline
- penetrate
- perceive
- phantom
- pick
- pick up
- picture
- pin faith on
- place confidence in
- plan
- plan on
- pop the question
- posit
- postulate
- pray
- predicate
- predict
- presume
- presume true
- presuppose
- pretend
- profess
- promise oneself
- pronounce
- prophesy
- rank
- rate
- reach conclusion
- read
- read between lines
- read into
- realize
- reason
- receive
- reckon
- reckon on
- reckon with
- recognize
- reflect
- regard
- rely
- rely on
- remember
- require
- requisition
- respect
- rest assured
- rest on
- retain
- run over
- savvy
- say
- scheme
- score
- see
- see as
- select
- sense
- set a figure
- set down
- set store by
- size up
- smell a rat
- solicit
- solve
- spark
- speculate
- spitball
- stake on
- stake out
- suggest
- sum
- suppose
- surmise
- survey
- suspect
- swallow
- swear by
- sweat
- sweat it
- sweat it out
- tab
- take
- take a shot
- take a shot at
- take a stab
- take a stab at
- take as gospel
- take as gospel truth
- take at one's word
- take for
- take for granted
- take heart
- take in
- take into account
- take it
- take on trust
- take the measure of
- tax
- theorize
- think
- think likely
- think of
- think of as
- think probable
- think through
- think to
- think up
- trump up
- trust
- trust in
- twig
- understand
- uphold
- value
- venture
- view
- vindicate
- vision
- visualize
- watch for
- wish
- wonder
- work out
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