GIVE SB TO BELIEVE / UNDERSTAND (THAT) ...

Meaning of GIVE SB TO BELIEVE / UNDERSTAND (THAT) ... in English

[ often passive ] ( formal ) to make sb believe / understand sth :

I was given to understand that she had resigned.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SB — Solomon Islands
Internet Domains English vocabulary
SB — abbreviation bachelor of science, southbound
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THAT — I. ˈthat, usu -ad.+V pronoun ( plural those ˈthōz) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thæt, neuter demonstrative pron. & …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; or nonstandard give ˈgiv ; or dialect gin ˈgin ; or guv ˈgəv …
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SB — I. abbreviation or noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin scientiae baccalaureus Bachelor of Science II. abbreviation 1. sales book …
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UNDERSTAND — ˌəndə(r)ˈstand, -aa(ə)nd verb ( un·der·stood -tu̇d ; understood or archaic understanded ; understanding ; understands ) Etymology: Middle English understanden, …
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SB — symbol Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — abbreviation 1. stilb 2. substantive
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BELIEVE — bə̇ˈlēv, bē- rap. ˈblēv verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English bileven, beleven, from Old English belēfan, belȳfan, from be- …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UNDERSTAND — (v. t.) To have just and adequate ideas of; to apprehended the meaning or intention of; to have knowledge of; …
Английский словарь Webster
UNDERSTAND — ( v. t. ) To have just and adequate ideas of; to apprehended the meaning or intention of; to have …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UNDERSTAND — /un'deuhr stand"/ , v. , understood, understanding . v.t. 1. to perceive the meaning of; grasp the idea of; comprehend: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SB — Symbol, Chem. antimony. [ stibium ]
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GIVE — — givable, giveable , adj. , n. — givee , n. — giver , n. /giv/ , v. , gave, …
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BELIEVE — — believability, believableness , n. — believable , adj. — believably , adv. — believer , n. — believingly , …
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GIVE — I. ˈgiv verb ( gave ˈgāv ; giv·en ˈgi-vən ; giv·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UNDERSTAND — verb ( un·der·stood -ˈstu̇d ; -stand·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English understandan, from under + standan to stand …
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SB — 1. [New Latin scientiae baccalaureus ] bachelor of science 2. southbound
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SB — Etymology: Latin stibium antimony
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SB — substantive
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BELIEVE — verb ( be·lieved ; be·liev·ing ) Etymology: Middle English beleven, from Old English belēfan, from be- + lȳfan, lēfan to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UNDERSTAND — vi to be informed; to have or receive knowledge. 2. understand ·vt to stand under; to support. 3. understand ·vi …
Webster English vocab
GIVE — vi to have a misgiving. 2. give ·vi to become soft or moist. 3. give ·vi to give a gift …
Webster English vocab
BELIEVE — vi to think; to suppose. 2. believe ·vi to have a firm persuasion, ·esp. of the truths of religion; to …
Webster English vocab
SB — ■ symbol the chemical element antimony. Origin from L. stibium .
Concise Oxford English vocab
UNDERSTAND — [un.der.stand] vb -stood ; -stand.ing [ME, fr. OE understandan, fr. under + standan to stand] vt (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SB — [sb] abbreviation substantive Sb [L stibium] abbreviation antimony SB [NL scientiae baccalaureus] abbreviation bachelor of science; simultaneous broadcast, southbound
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GIVE — [give] vb gave ; giv.en ; giv.ing [ME, of Scand origin; akin to OSw giva to give; akin to OE …
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BELIEVE — [be.lieve] vb be.lieved ; be.liev.ing [ME beleven, fr. OE belefan, fr. be- + lyfan, lefan to allow, believe; akin to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UNDERSTAND — understand BrE AmE ˌʌnd ə ˈstænd AmE - ə r- ▷ understand|ing ɪŋ ▷ understand|s z ▷ understood ˌʌnd ə …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UNDERSTAND — / ˌʌndəˈstænd; NAmE -dərˈs-/ verb ( under·stood , under·stood / -ˈstʊd; NAmE /) (not used in the progressive tenses) MEANING …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GIVE — / gɪv; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( gave / geɪv; NAmE / given / ˈgɪvn; NAmE /) …
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BELIEVE — / bɪˈliːv; NAmE / verb (not used in the progressive tenses) FEEL CERTAIN 1. to feel certain that sth is …
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UNDERSTAND — un ‧ der ‧ stand S1 W1 /ˌʌndəˈstænd $ -ər-/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle understood …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THAT
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BELIEVE — be ‧ lieve S1 W1 /bəˈliːv, bɪˈliːv/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ belief , ↑ disbelief …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UNDERSTAND — v. (past and past part. -stood) 1 tr. perceive the meaning of (words, a person, a language, etc.) (does not …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [L stibium]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BELIEVE — v. 1 tr. accept as true or as conveying the truth (I believe it; don't believe him; believes what he …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UNDERSTAND — v. (past and past part. -stood) 1 tr. perceive the meaning of (words, a person, a language, etc.) (does not …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GIVE — v. & n. v. (past gave; past part. given) 1 tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BELIEVE — v. 1 tr. accept as true or as conveying the truth (I believe it; don't believe him; believes what he …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. [ L stibium ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UNDERSTAND — v. (past and past part. -stood) 1. tr. perceive the meaning of (words, a person, a language, etc.) (does not …
Oxford English vocab
GIVE — v. & n. --v. (past gave; past part. given) 1. tr. (also absol.; often foll. by to) transfer the possession …
Oxford English vocab
BELIEVE — v. 1. tr. accept as true or as conveying the truth (I believe it; don't believe him; believes what he …
Oxford English vocab
SB — symb. Chem. the element antimony. Etymology: L stibium
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNDERSTAND — ( understands, understanding, understood) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BELIEVE — ( believes, believing, believed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNDERSTAND — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES depth of knowledge/understanding/experience ▪ I was impressed by the depth of her knowledge. difficult (for …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BELIEVE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES believe a lie ▪ How could you believe his lies? believe a myth ▪ People …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UNDERSTAND — (KNOW) [verb] [past:] understood - to know the meaning of (something), or to know how or why (a person or …
Cambridge English vocab
BELIEVE — [verb] - to think that something is true, correct or realStrangely, no one believed us when we told them we'd …
Cambridge English vocab
GIVE — Synonyms and related words : abalienate, abandon, abstain from, accommodate, accord, act, adaptability, administer, afford, agreeability, aid, air, alien, alienate, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BELIEVE — Synonyms and related words : accept, accept for gospel, accept implicitly, accredit, admit, allow, assume, be afraid, be certain, be …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GIVE — n. give away give back give off give out give over give up self giving given name
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
UNDERSTAND — verb ADVERB ▪ clearly , well ▪ completely , fully , perfectly , quite , thoroughly , totally , truly …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BELIEVE — verb ADVERB ▪ deeply , fervently , firmly , passionately , really ▪ He firmly ~d that he was right. …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UNDERSTAND — See ↑ SYMPATHIZE 1, ↑ UNDERSTAND/NOT UNDERSTAND 1,2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ begin to understand • ↑ easy to understand/follow • …
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