- beléfan
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beléfan
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believe — verb (believed; believing) Etymology: Middle English beleven, from Old English belēfan, from be + lȳfan, lēfan to allow, believe; akin to Old High German gilouben to believe, Old English lēof dear more at love Date: before 12th century… … New Collegiate Dictionary
leubh- — To care, desire; love. Derivatives include livelong, belief, and libido. I. Suffixed form *leubh o . lief; leman, livelong, from Old English lēof, dear, beloved, from Germanic *leubaz … Universalium
believe — be|lieve W1S1 [bıˈli:v] v [: Old English; Origin: belefan, from lyfan, lefan to allow, believe ] 1.) [T not in progressive] to be sure that something is true or that someone is telling the truth ▪ You shouldn t believe everything you read. ▪ I… … Dictionary of contemporary English
believe — [OE] Believing and loving are closely allied. Late Old English belēfan took the place of an earlier gelēfan ‘believe’ (with the associative prefix ge ), which can be traced back to a prehistoric West and North Germanic *galaubjan (source also of… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
believe — verb 1》 feel sure that (something) is true. ↘accept the statement of (someone) as true. ↘have religious faith. 2》 (believe in) have faith in the truth or existence of. 3》 (believe in) have confidence in. 4》 think or suppose: I believe we… … English new terms dictionary
believe — be•lieve [[t]bɪˈliv[/t]] v. lieved, liev•ing. 1) to have confidence in the truth, existence, reliability, or value of something 2) to have religious faith 3) to have confidence or faith in the truth of: I can t believe that story[/ex] 4) to have… … From formal English to slang
believe — [OE] Believing and loving are closely allied. Late Old English belēfan took the place of an earlier gelēfan ‘believe’ (with the associative prefix ge ), which can be traced back to a prehistoric West and North Germanic *galaubjan (source also of… … Word origins
believe — v. 1 tr. accept as true or as conveying the truth (I believe it; don t believe him; believes what he is told). 2 tr. think, suppose (I believe it s raining; Mr Smith, I believe?). 3 intr. (foll. by in) a have faith in the existence of (believes… … Useful english dictionary
