verb
ADVERB
▪ deeply , fervently , firmly , passionately , really
▪
He firmly ~d that he was right.
▪ genuinely , honestly , sincerely , truly
▪ completely , fully
▪ seriously (only used with negatives)
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No one seriously ~s that this war will happen.
▪ personally
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I personally ~ that it's important.
▪ long
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I've long ~d that a good reputation is the most valuable asset you can have in business.
▪ secretly
▪ rightly
▪ erroneously ( formal ), falsely , incorrectly , mistakenly , wrongly
▪ foolishly , naively
▪ otherwise
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Paul thinks he's happy, but his mother ~s otherwise.
VERB + BELIEVE
▪ cannot
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I couldn't ~ what I was hearing.
▪ be hard to
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It's hard to ~ that this campaign has been going on for ten years.
▪ give sb to ( BrE )
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The boss gave me to ~ that we would be paid soon.
▪ have reason to
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We have reason to ~ that the escaped prisoner may be hiding in this house.
▪ be inclined to
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I'm inclined to ~ you.
▪ lead sb to
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The ad led us to ~ that all prices had been cut.
PHRASES
▪ can hardly ~ sth , can scarcely ~ sth
▪ not ~ a word of sth
▪
I didn't ~ a word of what he said.
Believe is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ Christian , ↑ critic , ↑ expert , ↑ observer , ↑ researcher , ↑ scientist
Believe is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ claim , ↑ doctrine , ↑ excuse , ↑ hype , ↑ lie , ↑ myth , ↑ nonsense , ↑ propaganda , ↑ rumour , ↑ story , ↑ word , ↑ worst