believe

  1. Verb.  (transitive) To think something is true without having proof or empirical evidence.
  2. Verb.  (transitive) To accept that someone is telling the truth.
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To accept as true.
  4. Verb.  (intransitive) To have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth.
  5. Verb.  (transitive) To consider likely.

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