Dictionary

believe en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /bi-/ (General-American)
• (General-American) audio
• /bə-/ (General-American)
• (Mid-Atlantic, US) audio
• /bɪˈliv/ (General-American)
• /bɪˈliːv/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épider. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi Proto-Germanic *bider. Proto-Germanic *bi- Proto-West Germanic *bi- Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *laubō Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *laubijaną Proto-West Germanic *laubijan Proto-West Germanic *bilaubijan Old English belīefan Middle English bileven English believe From Middle English beleven, bileven, from Old English belīefan (“to believe”), from Proto-West Germanic *bilaubijan (“to believe”), equivalent to be- + leave (“to give leave or permission to, permit, allow, grant”). Cognate with Scots beleve (“to believe”), Old Frisian bilēva (“to permit”), Middle Dutch beloven (“to believe, entrust”), Middle Low German belö̂ven (“to believe”), Middle High German belouben (“to believe”). A related term in Old English was ġelīefan (“to be dear to; believe, trust”), from Proto-West Germanic *galaubijan (“to have faith, believe”), from Proto-Germanic *galaubijaną. Compare also Old English ġelēafa (“belief, faith, confidence, trust”), Old English lēof ("dear, valued, beloved, pleasant, agreeable" > English lief). Related also to North Frisian leauwjen (“to believe”), Saterland Frisian leeuwe (“to believe”), West Frisian leauwe (“to believe”), Dutch geloven (“to believe”), German Low German glöven (“to believe”), German glauben (“to believe”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽 (galaubjan, “to hold dear, valuable, or satisfactory, approve of, believe”). The prepositionally transitive senses with in are a semantic loan from Latin crēdō in aliquem / aliquid.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing).
   • I believe there are faeries.
   • FOꝛaſmuch as many haue taken in hande to ſet fooꝛth in oꝛder a declaration of thoſe things which are most ſurely beleeued among vs[…] 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Luke 1:1:
   • If you believe the numbers, you'll agree we need change.
   • Many persons believe that the so-called "dollar of the daddies," weighing 412½ grains (nine tenths fine), having a ratio to gold of "16 to 1" in value when first coined, was the original dollar of the Constitution. 1898 September 14, Alexander E. Outerbridge Jr., “Curiosities of American Coinage”, in Popular Science Monthly, volume 53, D. Appleton & Company, page 601:
   • [Isaac Newton] was obsessed with alchemy. He spent hours copying alchemical recipes and trying to replicate them in his laboratory. He believed that the Bible contained numerological codes. 2014 June 21, “Magician’s brain”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8892, archived from the original on 09 Jan 2025:
2. (transitive) To accept that someone is telling the truth.
   • BEloued, beleeue not euery ſpirit, but trie the ſpirits, whether they are of God: becauſe many falſe prophets are gone out into the woꝛld. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 John 4:1:
   • Why did I ever believe you?
3. (transitive) To have been persuaded to accept the factuality of something despite a lack of sufficient evidence therefore. ▸ To have been convinced by rational means to accept the truth of a proposition.
4. (transitive) To have been persuaded to accept the factuality of something despite a lack of sufficient evidence therefore. ▸ To have been influenced by arational means (such as emotional experience, the imagination of need, etc.) to accept the truth of a proposition.
5. (intransitive) To have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth.
   • After that night in the church, I believed.
   • [N]ow ſuch a liue vngodly, vvithout a care of doing the wil of the Lord (though they profeſſe him in their mouths, yea though they beleeue and acknowledge all the Articles of the Creed, yea haue knowledge of the Scripturs) yet if they liue vngodly, they deny God, and therefore ſhal be denied, […] 1604, Jeremy Corderoy, A Short Dialogve, wherein is Proved, that No Man can be Saved without Good VVorkes, 2nd edition, Oxford: Printed by Ioseph Barnes, and are to be sold in Paules Church-yard at the signe of the Crowne, by Simon Waterson, →OCLC, page 40:
6. (transitive) To opine, think, reckon.
   • Do you think this is good? —Hmm, I believe it's okay.
   • “Some people believe him charismatic,” Van Assen told me. “I am less sensitive to it.” 2017 February 1, Stephen Buranyi, quoting Marcel van Assen, “The high-tech war on science fraud”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 21 Feb 2025:
   • He believes that self-improvement and its growing popularity are symptoms of what he calls individualism. 2019 May 2, Nina Avramova, “When you should use self-help programs and when to skip them”, in CNN, archived from the original on 13 Jun 2025:
7. [with in] ▸ To ascribe existence to.
   • Do you believe in God / the Easter Bunny / ghosts?
   • Since I don't believe in reincarnation, I believe that the only way to eliminate suffering is to die.
8. [with in] ▸ To believe that (something) is right or desirable.
   • I'm happy to tell you there is very little in this world that I believe in. 1997, George Carlin, “Preface”, in Brain Droppings, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page xi:
   • I don't believe in sex before marriage.
   • The couple is one of the celebrities who believed in open relationships. 2017 June 23, “Is spokes model Cindy Margolis married or single after her divorce with Guy Starkman, Know her current affairs”, in Hitberry.com, archived from the original on 26 Apr 2025:
   • I don't believe in making my bed.
9. [with in] ▸ To have confidence in the ability or power of.
   • I believe in you, man! You can do it!
   • I believe in America. America has made my fortune and I raised my daughter in the American fashion. 1972 March 14, Mario Puzo, Francis Ford Coppola, The Godfather, spoken by Bonasera (Salvatore Corsitto), Paramount Pictures:
   • Ambassador Udina: The other species are scared. They've never faced anything like this before and they don't know what to do. They want us to step forward. They believe in humanity because of you. Ambassador Udina: Your ruthless pursuit of Saren and the geth, your defiance of the Council -- that's what humans are capable of! That's how we can defeat the Reapers! Ambassador Udina: The others will follow us, Shepard. They know we're their only hope. We will have a human Council with a human Chairman. 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Citadel:

Forms

Antonyms

suspect (antonym(s) of “to accept someone's telling as true”) · doubt (antonym(s) of “to accept as true without certainty”) · disbelieve · mistrust (antonym(s) of “to accept someone's telling as true”) · distrust (antonym(s) of “to accept someone's telling as true”)

Deriveds

disbelieve · unbelieved · unbeliever · believable · make-believe · would you believe it · believe you me · unbelieve · nonbelieving · seeing is believing · believer · believe it or not · make believe · misbelieve · believe one's own eyes · believe one's ears · believability · unbelievable · believingly · believe me · believing is seeing · believe one's eyes · you better believe it · I'll believe it when I see it · you'd better believe it · forebelieve · rebelieve · do you believe in God · be unable to believe one's eyes · would you believe

Descendants

bri · bribi

Relateds

disbelief · belief

Synonyms

understand · Adam and Eve · buy · feel · trust · see · swallow · hold · credit

Translations (388)

de glauben (to consider likely) · bg смя́там (to consider likely) · sh ве̏ровати (to accept as true) · pt achar (to consider likely) · ja 思う (to consider likely) · vec crédar (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · sh vjȅrovati (to accept as true) · hy հավատալ (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · gl crer (to accept as true) · sv tro (to ascribe existence to) · eo kredi je (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · it credere (to consider likely) · de glauben (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · ru ве́рить (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · ba ышаныу (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · it credere (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · ang ġelīefan (to accept as true) · nb tro (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · sh вје̏ровати (to consider likely) · ary ضنّ (to consider likely) · th เชื่อ (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · ba ышаныу (to accept as true) · lb gleewen (to accept as true) · es creer (to accept as true) · sc crere (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · ru ве́ровать (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · kk сену (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · cmn 相信 (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · sh вје̏ровати (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · nrf creire (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · el πιστεύω (to accept as true) · mwl acraditar (to accept as true) · da tro (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · ta நம்பு (to accept as true) · mwl acraditar (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · id memercayai (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · ca creure (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · ga creid i (to believe that something is right or desirable) · sl verjeti (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · nl geloven in (to have confidence in) · ar صَدَّقَ (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · el πιστεύω (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · am አመነ (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · ta நினை (to consider likely) · fo trúgva (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · hi आस्था (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · de glauben an (to ascribe existence to) · de denken (to consider likely) · eo fidi (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · ht kwè (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · pt crer (to consider likely) · ur مانْنا (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · vi tin (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · te అనుకో (to consider likely) · be ве́рыць (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · pt acreditar (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · fi uskoa (to ascribe existence to) · ml വിശ്വസിക്കുക (to accept as true) · cmn 信仰 (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · hi सत्य (to accept as true) · ta நம்பு (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · id percaya (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · da tro (to accept as true) · scn crìriri (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · kaw pracaya (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · ast creyer (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · lv ticēt (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · is trúa (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · ro crede (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · vi tin tưởng (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · bg вя́рвам (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · ga creid (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · ur اِعْتِبار کَرْنا (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · fur crodi (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · ga iontaoibh a bheith agat (to have confidence in) · id beriman (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · ceb tuo (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · af glo (to accept as true) · yi גלייבן (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · ar آمَنَ بِـ (to ascribe existence to) · fr croire (to accept as true) · ro crede (to accept as true) · nrf craithe (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · he הֶאֱמִין (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · ga creid (to accept as true) · ast creer (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · kea akridita (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · wa croere (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · tr inanmak (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · ru пове́рить (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · tl maniwala (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · fy leauwe (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · got 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to accept as true) · sv tro (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · uk ві́рити (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · grc νομίζω (to accept as true) · de glauben (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · pt crer (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · et uskuma (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · djk biibi (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · ga creid (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · sa श्रद्दधाति (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · an creyer (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · kmr bawer kirin (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · km ជឿ (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · et uskuma (to consider likely) · nl geloven (to consider likely) · kea akridita (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · lo ເຊື່ອ (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · tr inanmak (to ascribe existence to) · uk пові́рити (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · pt acreditar (to accept as true) · lmo cred (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · mk верува (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · ta ஏற்றுக்கொள் (to accept as true) · fa-ira اِعْتِقاد داشْتَن (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · fy leauwe (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · sh ве̏ровати (to consider likely) · la crēdō (to consider likely) · ur یَقِین کَرْنا (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · te ఒప్పుకో (to accept as true) · cy credu (to accept as true) · jv percaya (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · ota اینانمق (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · pl wierzyć w (to ascribe existence to) · tr inanmak (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · nrf craithe (to accept as true) · fi uskoa (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · tr inanmak (to have confidence in) · fy leauwe (to consider likely) · hi मानना (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · fi uskoa (to accept as true) · ja 信じる (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · sv förmoda (to consider likely) · nl geloven (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · fa-ira اِعْتِقاد داشْتَن (to accept as true) · sk veriť (to accept as true) · ca creure (to accept as true) · id percaya (to accept as true) · ka დაჯერება (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · pl wierzyć (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · agj አመና (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · it credere (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · eo kredi (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · tr inanmak (to consider likely) · af glo (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · eo kredi (to consider likely) · tg эътиқод доштан (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · su percanten (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · wa croere (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · bg ми́сля (to accept as true) · uk ві́рувати (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · ja 信じる (to accept as true) · da tro (to consider likely) · eo fidi (to accept as true) · gez አምነ (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · bn বিশ্বাস (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · ga creid i (to ascribe existence to) · fr croire à (to ascribe existence to) · ta நம்பு (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · es tener fe (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · fr croire en (to ascribe existence to) · lt patikėti (to accept as true) · sh vȅrovati (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · tr güvenmek (to have confidence in) · el πιστεύω (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · ga muinín a bheith agat (to have confidence in) · la crēdō (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · mt emmen (to accept as true) · mfe krwar (to accept as true) · cmn 覺得 /觉得 (to consider likely) · uk ві́рити в (to ascribe existence to) · mwl acraditar (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · sc crèere (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · lv ticēt (to accept as true) · ast creer (to accept as true) · ary آمن (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · io kredar (to accept as true) · unm wëlamhìta (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · sv tro (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · hil tuo (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · ar آمَنَ (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · nrf creire (to consider likely) · hrx glaave (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · sq besoj (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · got 𐌲𐌰𐌻𐌰𐌿𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽 (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · ar ظَنَّ (to consider likely) · lb gleewen (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · nn tru (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · ru ве́рить (to accept as true) · cs věřit (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · ary تاق (to accept as true) · da tro (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · bg ми́сля (to consider likely) · ta ஏற்க (to accept as true) · es creer (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · tr inanmak (to accept as true) · om amanuu (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · et uskuma (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · rup pistipsescu (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · chr ᎪᎯᏳᎲᏍᎦ (to accept as true) · ar صَدَّقَ (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · sga creitid (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · fr croire (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · es creer (to consider likely) · kea akridita (to consider likely) · cy credu (to consider likely) · ang ġelīefan (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · pt confiar (to accept as true) · hi सच्चा (to accept as true) · mt emmen (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · pl wierzyć (to have confidence in) · qu iñiy (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · ms percaya (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · es creer (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · ru полага́ть (to consider likely) · oc creire (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · pt acreditar (to consider likely) · rsk вериц (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · nl denken (to consider likely) · grc πιστεύω (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · fi uskoa (to have confidence in) · bg смя́там (to accept as true) · nb tro (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · sga creitid (to accept as true) · izh uskoa (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · sl verjeti (to accept as true) · dlm credro (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · ar صَدَّقَ (to accept as true) · lt tikėti (to accept as true) · rup cred (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · sl verjeti (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · my ယုံ (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · ga creid (to consider likely) · nl geloven in (to believe that something is right or desirable) · sc crei (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · et uskuma (to accept as true) · cs myslet (to consider likely) · cy credu (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · sa श्रद्दधाति (to accept as true) · it credere (to accept as true) · ta நம்பு (to ascribe existence to) · fa-ira باوَر کَرْدَن (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · pl wierzyć (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · sv tro (to consider likely) · vec créder (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · eo kredi (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · nrf craithe (to consider likely) · sc crèdere (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · pt crer (to accept as true) · css aaman (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · cs věřit (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · fr penser (to consider likely) · sh vjȅrovati (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · uk вважа́ти (to consider likely) · cs věřit (to accept as true) · fy leauwe (to accept as true) · id yakin (to consider likely) · nv oodlą́ (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · orv вѣрити (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · rm crer (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · ug ئىشەنمەك (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · qu iñiy (to accept as true) · gd smaoinich (to consider likely) · da mene (to consider likely) · sv tro (to accept as true) · eo kredi (to accept as true) · sh vjȅrovati (to consider likely) · id memercayai (to accept as true) · pl przypuszczać (to consider likely) · uk ві́рити (to accept as true) · mwl acraditar (to consider likely) · be паве́рыць (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · lt tikėti (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · ta உறுதி (to have confidence in) · sga creitid (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · nn tru (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · ko 믿다 (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · he הֶאֱמִין (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · pro creyre (to accept as true) · pl sądzić (to consider likely) · bho पतियावल (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · os уыриын (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · tt инанырга (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · fi uskoa (to consider likely) · khb ᦵᦋᦲᧈ (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · ota اینانمق (to accept as true) · qu iñiy (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · af glo (to consider likely) · ru ве́рить (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · ary تاق (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · dng щин (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · nrf craithe (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · mt emmen (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · nrf creire (to accept as true) · pt crer (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · ast creyer (to accept as true) · be меркава́ць (to consider likely) · oc créder (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · hi श्रद्धा (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · ml വിശ്വസിക്കുക (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · sh vȅrovati (to accept as true) · gd saoil (to consider likely) · gsw aanemme (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · ltg īticēt (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · oc créser (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · ja 信じる (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · sh ве̏ровати (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · nrf creire (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · ky ишенүү (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · dng щин (to accept as true) · tr inanmak (to believe that something is right or desirable) · ko 믿다 (to accept as true) · wa croere (to accept as true) · pl myśleć (to consider likely) · rm crajer (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · fi uskoa (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · bg вя́рвам (to accept as true) · fa-ira مُعْتَقِد بودَن (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · ru ду́мать (to consider likely) · fr croire (to consider likely) · ta ஒப்புக்கொள் (to accept as true) · nl geloven (to accept as true) · bg вя́рвам (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · cmn 相信 (to accept as true) · fa-ira ایمان داشْتَن (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · ru счита́ть (to consider likely) · tl maniwala (to accept as true) · rm creir (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · sh вје̏ровати (to accept as true) · tg бовар кардан (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · sh ве̏ровати (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · scn crìdiri (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · sga creitid (to consider likely) · sk veriť (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · he הֶאֱמִין (to accept as true) · io kredar (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · srn bribi (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · sh vjȅrovati (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · cmn 信仰 (to ascribe existence to) · be ду́маць (to consider likely) · frr liiwe (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · fi uskoa (to believe that something is right or desirable) · ta நம்பு (to have confidence in) · az inanmaq (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · io kredar (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · ru ве́рить в (to ascribe existence to) · kea akridita (to accept as true) · de glauben (to accept as true) · sh vȅrovati (to consider likely) · ml വിശ്വസിക്കുക (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · uk ду́мати (to consider likely) · fr croire (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · io kredar (to consider likely) · ang ġelīefan (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · mn итгэх (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · uk ві́рити (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · njo-jgl amang (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · ta நினை (to believe that something is right or desirable) · non trúa (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · sc crèiri (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · fa-ira باوَر کَرْدَن (to accept as true) · ltg ticēt (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · sh ве̏ровати (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · la crēdō (to accept as true) · wa croere (to consider likely) · pt acreditar (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · de glauben an (to have confidence in) · te నమ్ము (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · nl geloven (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · rm crair (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · ru пове́рить (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · pms chërde (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · udm оскыны (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · pl wierzyć (to believe that something is right or desirable) · nl geloven in (to ascribe existence to) · uz ishonmoq (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · gl crer (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · alt иженер (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · hu hisz (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · ang ġelīefan (to consider likely) · ru пове́рить (to accept as true) · tk ynanmak (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · cy credu (to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person)) · sl verovati (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · ko 생각하다 (to consider likely) · sh вје̏ровати (to have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth) · sv anta (to consider likely)