信じる | ケンブリッジ英語辞典の定義

BELIEVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary Meaning of believe in English believe verb [ T ] us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / bɪˈliːv / uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / bɪˈliːv / Add to word list Add to word list A2 to think that something is true , correct , or real : Strangely, no one believed us when we told them we'd been visited by a creature from Mars . [ + that ] He believes that all children are born with equal intelligence . She's arriving tomorrow , I believe. "Is she coming alone ?" "We believe not/so (= we think she is not/is) ." [ + obj + to infinitive ] I believe her to be the finest violinist in the world . [ + obj + adj ] All the crew are missing , believed dead . to believe someone or something believe Can we believe a word of what this man says? accept Most people accept what the newspapers say. credit UK It’s hard to credit that she’s 87. swallow I personally find it hard to swallow the official narrative. buy When it comes to global warming, he doesn't buy it, and is out to discredit the whole theory. See more results » not believe a word of it to not believe that something is true : He told me she was just a friend , but I don't believe a word of it! See more believe it or not B1 ( also would you believe it? ) said when telling someone about something that is true , although it seems unlikely : He's upstairs doing his homework , believe it or not. See more believe me said when emphasizing that something is true : Believe me, I was scared ! See more if you believe that, you'll believe anything informal something that you say to emphasize that something is obviously not true : He said the car in front backed into him, and if you believe that, you'll believe anything! See more make believe to pretend or imagine : Let's make believe (that) we're pirates . See more He claims to have met the president , but I don't believe him. I still believe that people are fundamentally good. I don't believe that story for a moment . It's hard to believe there's anything wrong with him - he looks so healthy . I don't believe they should have put him in prison . It isn't right . Believing accept allegedly article of faith ascribe something to something phrasal verb ascription belief evidently feel it in your bones idiom give credence to something give someone the benefit of the doubt idiom gospel recognize room for doubt idiom see something in someone/something phrasal verb seeing is believing idiom self-deceit self-deceiving suspend swallow swear See more results » Idioms believe something when you see it not believe your eyes/ears not believe your luck Phrasal verbs believe in something believe in someone (Definition of believe from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) believe | Intermediate English believe verb [ I/T ] us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / bɪˈliv / Add to word list Add to word list to think that something is true or correct : [ T ] One juror said he didn’t believe the policeman’s testimony . [ + (that) clause ] She believed (that) it was wrong to censor the text . If you believe in something, you feel that it is right : [ I always + adv/prep ] I believe in giving a person a second chance . If you believe in someone you have confidence in that person's abilities : [ I always + adv/prep ] We just need to believe in ourselves. Idioms believe it or not believe me not believe your eyes (Definition of believe from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of believe believe We believe that countries should empower their people. From The Atlantic We believe in employee mobility and will fight for the right to hire great colleagues no matter where they work. From CNBC He believes the center's love for the game and desire to get better have him on the right path. From Philly.com I believe in this group and all the players we have on this team. From Los Angeles Times The website has said it believes the warrant is illegal. From USA TODAY Investigators believe at least 32 cases of the explosives are missing. From CBS News I believe we will have large bipartisan support on the bill. From The Hill That's where we believe that the mistakes are made. From Baltimore Sun I believe that's a decent possibility, but it still remains a week-to-week thing. From Minneapolis Star Tribune The settlement is believed to be a record for the city. From USA TODAY She said she believes the $12,000 could be better spent in classrooms. From Chicago Daily Herald No cause of death has been determined in either of the deaths but police do not believe they are suspicious. From NJ.com These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of believe ? Translations of believe in Chinese (Traditional) 相信… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 相信… See more in Spanish creer, tener fe… See more in Portuguese acreditar, achar, crer… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian विश्वास, समजूत… See more ～を信じる, （～であると）確信する, ～だと推測する… See more güvenmek, itimat etmek, sanmak… See more croire, penser, avoir la foi… See more creure… See more geloven… See more ஏதோ ஒன்று நம்பகமானது, சரியானது அல்லது உண்மையானது என்று நினைப்பது… See more (कुछ सच, सही, या असली है ऐसा) विश्वास करना… See more માનવું, માન્યતા… See more tro på, mene, tro… See more tro [på], tro… See more percaya, fikir… See more glauben… See more tro, tro (på), mene… See more اعتبار کرنا, یقین کرنا… See more вірити, довіряти, думати… See more నమ్ము, ఒకదానిని సత్యమైనది, సరైనది లేదా నిజమైనదని అనుకొను… See more বিশ্বাস করা, মনে করা যে কিছু সত্য, সঠিক বা বাস্তব… See more věřit, důvěřovat, domnívat se… See more mempercayai, percaya, mengira… See more เชื่อว่าจริง, เชื่อ, คิด… See more công nhận, tin tưởng, tưởng… See more wierzyć, sądzić, przypuszczać… See more -을 믿다, -라 여기다… See more credere (a), credere… See more Need a translator? 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Translator tool Browse belief belief system BETA believable believably believe believe in something phrasal verb believe it or not phrase believe me phrase believe something when you see it idiom More meanings of believe make-believe believe it or not idiom believe me idiom not believe your eyes idiom believe in something phrasal verb believe in someone phrasal verb believe me phrase See all meanings believe in something phrasal verb believe in someone phrasal verb See all phrasal verb meanings believe it or not idiom believe me idiom not believe your eyes idiom believe me phrase make believe phrase make believe idiom believe it or not phrase See all idioms and phrases Word of the Day flex UK Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /fleks/ US Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio /fleks/ to show that you are very proud or happy about something you have done or something you own, usually in a way that annoys people About this Blog It’s a dirty business: the metaphorical use of ‘dirty’ April 29, 2026 Read More New Words superworker May 04, 2026 More new words has been added to list To top AI Assistant Contents English Intermediate Examples Translations AI Assistant Cambridge Dictionary +Plus My profile +Plus help Log out English (US) Change English (UK) English (US) Español Português 中文 (简体) 正體中文 (繁體) Dansk Deutsch Français Italiano Nederlands Norsk Polski Русский Türkçe Tiếng Việt Svenska Українська 日本語 한국어 ગુજરાતી தமிழ் తెలుగు বাঙ্গালি मराठी हिंदी Follow us Choose a dictionary Recent and Recommended Definitions Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English English Learner’s Dictionary Essential British English Essential American English Grammar and thesaurus Usage explanations of natural written and spoken English Grammar Thesaurus Pronunciation British and American pronunciations with audio English Pronunciation Translation Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. 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