BELIEVE IN (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING)


Meaning of BELIEVE IN (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) in English

believe in somebody/something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ believe )

1 . to be sure that someone or something exists:

Do you believe in God?

2 . to think that something is effective or right:

I don’t believe in these diets.

believe in doing something

The school believes in letting children learn at their own pace.

3 . to trust someone and be confident that they will be successful:

The people want a president they can believe in.

Believe in yourself, or you’ll never succeed.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.