Antonyms for believe
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bih-leev |
| Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈliv |
Definition of believe
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.
- verb trust, rely on
- verb assume or suppose
- Moreover, I believe, dearest Eudora, that half your wrongs are in your own imagination.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- I believe he has given the Athenians philtres to make them love him.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- But believe me, Eudora, Alcibiades will never divorce Hipparete.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- Has he then made you believe that he would divorce Hipparete?
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- She is glad to believe that there is every reason why it will soon be over.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- When I was twenty I could have loved him devotedly, I believe.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- But do try to believe, at the same time, that my own selfishness has been a kindness to you.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Therefore you get the following sentence, "I believe I saw a giraffe."
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- It was on this errand that she first visited Boston—we believe in the winter of 1858-59.
- Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
- No one can hear Harriet talk, and not believe every word she says.
- Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
Synonyms for believe
- accept
- accredit
- admit
- affirm
- attach weight to
- be certain of
- be convinced of
- be credulous
- be of the opinion
- buy
- conceive
- conclude
- conjecture
- consider
- count on
- credit
- deem
- expect
- fall for
- feel
- gather
- give credence to
- guess
- have
- have faith in
- have no doubt
- hold
- imagine
- judge
- keep the faith
- lap up
- maintain
- place confidence in
- posit
- postulate
- presume
- presume true
- presuppose
- reckon
- reckon on
- regard
- rest assured
- sense
- speculate
- suppose
- suspect
- swallow
- swear by
- take
- take as gospel
- take at one's word
- take for granted
- take it
- think
- trust
- understand
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