believe in All languages combined

IPA: /bɪˈliːv/ Audio: en-us-believe.ogg [US] Forms: believe [canonical], believes [third-person, singular], believed [past], believed [past, participle], believing [present, participle] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{verb|believ|e}} [POS TABLE]

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          "text": "He believes in one God."
        }
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        {
          "text": "I believe that the man told the truth."
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"believe" meaning in All languages combined

Verb [English]