0 to think that something is true, correct, or real:
Strangely, no one believed us when we told them we'd been visited by a creature from Mars.
[ + that ] He believes that all children are born with equal intelligence.
"Is she coming alone?" "We believe not/so (= we think she is not/is)."
[ + obj + to infinitive ] I believe her to be the finest violinist in the world.
[ + obj + adj ] All the crew are missing, believed dead.
He told me she was just a friend, but I don't believe a word of it!
Believe me, I was scared !
He said the car in front backed into him, and if you believe that, you'll believe anything!
Let's make believe (that) we're pirates.
1 to think that something is true or correct:
[ T ] One juror said he didn’t believe the policeman’s testimony.
[ + (that) clause ] She believed (that) it was wrong to censor the text.
[ I always + adv/prep ] I believe in giving a person a second chance.
[ I always + adv/prep ] We just need to believe in ourselves.
He claims to have met the president, but I don't believe him.
I still believe that people are fundamentally good.
It's hard to believe there's anything wrong with him - he looks so healthy.
I don't believe they should have put him in prison. It isn't right.
There was thus a clear awareness of a political role that he believed he has been assigned to play.
Often, however, those who believed in the possibility of transformation saw it as a threat.
Cultural activities in the region may have been greater than currently believed to be the case.
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