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Verb believe has 5 senses

believe - accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits"
--₁ is one way to accept
Antonyms: disbelieve, discredit

Derived forms: noun belief₁, noun believer₁
Sample sentence:
They believe him to write the letter
think, believe, consider, conceive - 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"
--₂ is one way to judge
Sample sentence:
They believe that there was a traffic accident
believe, trust - be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war"
--₃ is one way to expect, anticipate

Derived form: noun belief₂
Sample sentence:
They believe that there was a traffic accident
believe - follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer; "When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too"
--₄ is one way to believe

Derived form: noun believer₂
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
believe - credit with veracity; "You cannot believe this man"; "Should we believe a publication like the National Inquirer?"
--₅ is one way to credit
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody