believe
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verb with object
〖believe (that)節〗 …ということを信じる(↔ disbelieve)(連語really, actually, truly, quite; firmly, honestly, strongly, sincerely, seriously, deeply) e.g. the superintendent believed Lancaster's story
e.g. with clause : Christians believe that Jesus rose from the dead.
〈人(の発言)･事〉を信用する, 本当だ［正しい］と思う
e.g. he didn't believe her or didn't want to know.
信じる, 思う; (神を)信じる, 強い信仰心をもっている
e.g. there are those on the fringes of the Church who do not really believe.
believe A of B: B〈人〉がA〈ひどい行為〉をするような人だと思う (!通例否定文で) .
e.g. I wouldn't have believed it of Lois—what an extraordinary woman!
〖believe (that)節〗 (確信はないがたぶん)…だと思う; ｟かたく｠
e.g. I believe we've already met
〖believe A to do/A(to be) C〗 Aが…する［AはCである］と思う(｟よりくだけて｠ think) (!(1)to不定詞を伴う場合, しばしば受け身で用いられるが, この構文では能動態よりもくだけた言い方. (2)doにはbe, have doneのほか, 通例状態を表す〖動詞〗がくる; ↓ 語法 . (3)Cは〖名詞〗〖形容詞〗〖分詞〗; 主に〖形容詞〗の場合to beは省略されることがあるが｟比較的まれ｠ )
e.g. (believe someone/something to be) : four men were believed to be trapped
e.g. things were not as bad as the experts believed
〖挿入節〗〖(...,) I believe(, ...)〗 確か…と思う, たぶん［おそらく］…だろう e.g. humu-humu are, I believe, shrimp fritters.
PHRASES
used to concede that a proposition or statement is surprising:
e.g. believe it or not, the speaker was none other than Horace.
used to emphasize the truth of a statement or assertion:
e.g. believe me, she is a shrewd woman.
be amazed by what one sees or hears:
e.g. I couldn't believe my eyes when I opened the box.
used to express disbelief in the truth of a statement:
e.g. he says he is left of center, but don't you believe it.
used to express surprise at something one is relating:
e.g. they're still arguing, would you believe it?
be unable (or hardly able) to believe something
be amazed by something:
e.g. I couldn't believe what was happening
e.g. Clarke could hardly believe his luck as he put the ball into the empty net.
PHRASAL VERBS
1. have faith in the truth or existence of:
e.g. I believe in ghosts.
2. be of the opinion that (something) is right, proper, or desirable:
e.g. I don't believe in censorship of the arts
e.g. he didn't believe in sex before marriage.
3. have confidence in (a person or a course of action):
e.g. he had finally begun to believe in her.
ORIGIN