"b'lieve" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /bliːv/ Forms: b'lieves [present, singular, third-person], b'lieving [participle, present], b'lieved [participle, past], b'lieved [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} b'lieve (third-person singular simple present b'lieves, present participle b'lieving, simple past and past participle b'lieved)
  1. Pronunciation spelling of believe. Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: believe

Inflected forms

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