"believe me" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} believe me
  1. Be assured; be certain. Translations (be assured): صَدِّقْنِي (ṣaddiqnī) [masculine, singular] (Arabic), usko pois (Finnish), uwierz mi (Polish), ciddi söylüyorum (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-believe_me-en-phrase-Hq2Fa89m Disambiguation of 'be assured': 98 2
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see believe, me. Synonyms: believe you me, make no mistake, take it from me
    Sense id: en-believe_me-en-phrase-iNcM2Sfj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64

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