Longman dictionary of contemprary english

THESAURUS to believe something believe to be sure that something is true or that someone is telling the truth I believed her when she said that she loved me. Using the progressive Believe is not used in the progressive. You can use the phrases I believe so or I donвЂ™t believe so, usually to give a short answer: вЂAre they married?вЂ™ вЂI believe so.вЂ™ вЂWere there any problems?вЂ™ вЂI donвЂ™t believe so.вЂ™ вњ— DonвЂ™t say: I believe it.In all the above patterns with that, вЂthatвЂ™ can be omitted: We believe all men are equal.In more formal English, you can say it is believed that: It was believed that the KingвЂ™s touch could cure diseases.You believe that something might or could happen: Do you believe that things might change?.You believe that someone can do something: I still believe that we can win.You believe that something should happen: We believe all men should be treated equally.You believe that something is true: We believe that all men are equal.в†’ make believe Grammar Patterns with believe в–є see thesaurus at think 3 в†’ itвЂ™s difficult/hard to believe (that) SPOKEN PHRASES 4 в†’ canвЂ™t/donвЂ™t believe something 5 в†’ believe it or not 6 в†’ would you believe it! 7 в†’ believe (you) me 8 в†’ youвЂ™d better believe it! 9 в†’ donвЂ™t you believe it! 10 в†’ canвЂ™t believe your eyes/ears 11 в†’ if you believe that, youвЂ™ll believe anything 12 в†’ seeing is believing 13 RELIGION RR RELIGION to have a religious faith She says those who believe will go to heaven. Did you honestly believe that IвЂ™d be stupid enough to do that? I firmly believe that the business will be a success. The four men are widely believed (=believed by a lot of people ) to have been killed by their captors. believe so (=think that something is true ) вЂHave they arrived yet?вЂ™ вЂYes, I believe so.вЂ™ be believed to be something At 115, Mrs Jackson is believed to be the oldest person in the country. it is believed (that) It is believed that the house was built in 1735. 2 HAVE AN OPINION BELIEVE to think that something is true or possible, although you are not completely sure believe (that) Detectives believe that the victim knew his killer. I donвЂ™t believe a word of it (=I think it is completely untrue ). believe (that) I donвЂ™t believe heвЂ™s only 25. I believed him, even though his story sounded unlikely. S1 W1 verb 1 BE SURE something IS TRUE BELIEVE to be sure that something is true or that someone is telling the truth You shouldnвЂ™t believe everything you read.Unbelievably From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Religion believe beвЂ§lieve / bЙ™Л€liЛђv /

Longman dictionary of contemprary english