BELIEVE

v. 1 accept, put faith or credence in or into, find credible, find creditable; allow, think, hold, maintain, feel; take it, suppose, assume He still believes that the moon is made of green cheese 2 believe in. trust to or in, rely upon or on, have faith or confidence in, put one's trust in, be convinced of, swear by, credit; have the courage of one's convictions Do you believe everything you read in the papers? The chairman believes in your ability to carry out the plan 3 make believe. pretend, suppose, imagine, fancy, conjecture, assume I used to make believe I was a great detective