0 to think that something is true, correct, or real: --
Let's make believe (that) we're pirates.
He said the car in front backed into him, and if you believe that, you'll believe anything!
Believe me, I was scared !
He told me she was just a friend, but I don't believe a word of it!
[ + obj + adj ] All the crew are missing, believed dead.
[ + obj + to infinitive ] I believe her to be the finest violinist in the world.
"Is she coming alone?" "We believe not/so (= we think she is not/is)."
[ + that ] He believes that all children are born with equal intelligence.
Strangely, no one believed us when we told them we'd been visited by a creature from Mars.
1 to think that something is true or correct: --
[ I always + adv/prep ] We just need to believe in ourselves.
[ I always + adv/prep ] I believe in giving a person a second chance.
[ + (that) clause ] She believed (that) it was wrong to censor the text.
[ T ] One juror said he didn’t believe the policeman’s testimony.
Workers and their families wanted control over private space and believed in solidarity.
Fourthly, he stands for professional modesty, believing that historians must accept that certain events escape their ability to explain.
The best rock, he believes, 'simultaneously achieves a synthesis of evanescent junk and lasting beauty and sets up a conflict between them' (p. 36).
He wanted to be serious, mistakenly believing that serious is more important than funny.
Both parties believed that they could achieve with certainty at least this outcome.
He believes that it is, therefore, possible to achieve the same result with fewer sessions.
Although relativist positions are getting more attention, he believes that it is crucial that research continue on universal features of language.
Trusting beliefs: the extent to which the truster believes characteristics of the trustee.
