1. (

• believing

) the cognitive process that leads to convictions; "seeing is believing" ;

1. (

• 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" ;

2. (

• 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" ;

3. (

• believe ,
• trust ,

) be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war" ;

4. (

• believe ,

) follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer; "When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too" ;

5. (

• believe ,

) credit with veracity; "You cannot believe this man"; "Should we believe a publication like the National Enquirer?" ;