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    Creí (en. I believed)

    /kɾei/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    verb
    To regard as true or existing what is not.
    I thought you would come to the party.
    Yo creí que vendrías a la fiesta.
    To hold something as true based on faith or trust.
    She believed in her abilities as a singer.
    Ella creía en sus habilidades como cantante.
    To assume or accept something without having proof.
    I believed in the politician's promises of change.
    Creí en las promesas de cambio del político.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'credere', which means to believe.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    I thought I understood.
    To think that one has understood something.
    creí entender
    I thought that.
    Expression indicating a prior assumption.
    creí que
    I didn't think that.
    Indicates surprise at not having believed something before.
    no creí que

    Related Words

    to believe
    To accept something as true.
    creer
    belief
    Conviction one has about something.
    creencia
    believed
    A person who considers themselves superior to others.
    creído

    Slang Meanings

    To believe in something without proof.
    When he said he was going to win, I thought he was dreaming.
    Cuando dijo que iba a ganar, pensé que estaba creíendo.
    To take an exaggerated situation as real.
    The rumor was so crazy that no one believed it.
    El rumor era tan loco que nadie creí en él.