believe
US /bɪˈliv/
Definition
accept as true; take to be true
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
We believe that the new policy will improve employee satisfaction.
Word Family
Synonyms
- trustsomething (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
- considerdeem to be
- supposeexpress a supposition
Collocations
- Easy believe youto believe you, meaning to accept as true; take to be true
- Medium believe we can hit targetsto believe we can hit targets, meaning to accept as true; take to be true
- Hard reasonably believe insolvency is neardescribing reasonably believe insolvency is near (to a moderately sufficient extent or degree)
- Very Hard seeing is believing in turnaround promisesto seeing is believing in turnaround promises, meaning to perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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