Antonyms for believes
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bih-leev |
| Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈliv |
Definition of believes
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
- She believes that this order is from my father, and that my mother has not been consulted upon it.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- It is because the Caucasian believes in Him that he lives in fear and dies in fear.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- It is a wonderful stimulus to have some one who believes in us.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- Jacques Dalcroze, like Plato, believes in saturating his pupils with music.
- Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw
- But she accepted it, because she believes the doctrines which Luther taught.
- Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump
- He must and will make no demand upon him on the grounds of what he, Paul, believes.
- Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
- Is it not worthy of notice that one of them has lost her brother, and that the other believes she has lost hers?
- Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
- I hope he'll think so; he believes I've been abroad, of course.
- Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
- This is possible, it is not illogical, and Berkeley believes it.
- Extract from : « Initiation into Philosophy » by Emile Faguet
- Believes herself to have a sneaking kindness for Hickman: and why.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
Synonyms for believes
- 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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