Definition of: believe

(bi·lēv′) v. be·lieved, be·liev·ing v.t.
1. To accept as true or real.
2. To accept the word of (someone); credit with veracity.
3. To think; assume: with a clause as object: I believe that I will be there tomorrow.
—v.i.
4. To accept the truth, existence, worth, etc., of something: with in: I believe in freedom.
5. To trust someone; have confidence: with in: The country believes in you.
6. To have religious faith. See synonyms under TRUST. [ME beleven < be- completely + leven <OE gelēfen believe]
—be·liev′a·ble adjective
—be·liev′·er noun
—be·liev′ing adjective
—be·liev′ing·ly adverb