Meaning & Definition of Believe in English

1. Accept as true

• Take to be true

• "I believed his report"

• "We didn't believe his stories from the war"

• "She believes in spirits"

2. Judge or regard

• Look upon

• Judge

• "I think he is very smart"

• "I believe her to be very smart"

• "I think that he is her boyfriend"

• "The racist conceives such people to be inferior"

3. Be confident about something

• "I believe that he will come back from the war"

4. Follow a credo

• Have a faith

• Be a believer

• "When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too"

5. Credit with veracity

• "You cannot believe this man"

• "Should we believe a publication like the national enquirer?"