believe
gb/bɪlˈiv/ us/bɪlˈiv/
A2
ఆంగ్లం
~ 300
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
క్రియ
A2
action
1
Accept something as true
To think that something is true.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to believe [something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'believe' with 'think' in all cases. 'Believe' is more about accepting truth, while 'think' is about having an opinion.
పర్యాయపదాలు
accept (Focuses on agreeing that something is true without necessarily feeling strongly about it.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
doubt (Means to feel uncertain about whether something is true.)
పదకలయికలు
firmly believe
|truly believe
|believe strongly
|believe wholeheartedly
విషయాలు
thinking
|truth
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- I believe her explanation about what happened.
- Many scientists believe the climate is changing rapidly.
- He believes the rumors without checking the facts.
- They believe the story because it came from a trusted source.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I believe your words.
- She believes the news.
- They believe the story.
- We believe his answer.
క్రియ
A2
action
2
Have trust or faith in
To trust someone or something.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to believe in [someone/something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes omit 'in' when talking about trust, saying 'I believe you' when they mean 'I believe in you'. These have different meanings.
పర్యాయపదాలు
trust (Implies reliance on someone's reliability or honesty.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
mistrust (Means to have no trust or confidence in someone or something.)
పదకలయికలు
believe in yourself
|believe in miracles
|believe in justice
విషయాలు
trust
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- I believe in my team's ability to win.
- She believes in her children and supports their dreams.
- They believe in freedom of speech.
- We all need to believe in ourselves.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I believe in you.
- She believes in her friends.
- They believe in love.
- We believe in our school.
క్రియ
A2
action
3
Think something exists
To think something is real, even without proof.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to believe in [something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse this with trusting someone. 'Believe in God' means you think God exists, not that you trust God.
పర్యాయపదాలు
accept the existence of (A more formal way to say you think something exists.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
disbelieve (To reject the idea that something exists.)
పదకలయికలు
believe in ghosts
|believe in God
|believe in aliens
విషయాలు
beliefs
|religion
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- Do you believe in life on other planets?
- Many people believe in God.
- Some children still believe in Santa Claus.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I believe in God.
- She believes in Santa Claus.
- They believe in ghosts.
క్రియ
A2
action
4
Be convinced by someone's words
To think what someone says is true.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to believe [someone]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
'Believe someone' means you think their words are true. It is different from 'believe in someone', which means you trust their ability or character.
పర్యాయపదాలు
trust (In this case, specifically trusting the truth of someone's words.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
disbelieve (Refusing to accept what someone says as true.)
పదకలయికలు
hard to believe someone
|easily believe someone
విషయాలు
communication
|trust
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- I can't believe you after what happened last time.
- We believed him when he said he was innocent.
- Do you really believe her? She has lied before.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I believe you.
- She believes him.
- They believe her words.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
believe
IPA
GB/bɪlˈiv/
US/bɪlˈiv/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
be - lieve (2 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 2nd syllable (lieve)
పద రూపాలు
Verb
- Base: believe
- 3rd Person Singular: believes
- Present Participle: believing
- Past: believed
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
believes
verb
believing
verb
believed
verb
Negative and opposite forms
Advanced or less common
believability
noun
believably
adverb C1
పదప్రయోగాలు
believe it or not
1/bɪlˈiv ˈɪt ˈɔɹ nˈɑt/
fixed phrase
Surprising but true statement
Used to say that what follows is surprising but true.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Believe it or not, he has never used a smartphone.
- Believe it or not, she ran the marathon without training.
believe you me
1/bɪlˈiv jˈu mˈi/
idiom
informal
Emphasize truth of statement
Used to tell someone that what you are saying is really true.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Believe you me, this job is harder than it looks.
- Believe you me, you don't want to miss this opportunity.
can't believe one's eyes/ears
1/kˈænt bɪlˈiv wˈʌnz isˈɛɹz/
idiom
informal
Extremely surprised by sight or sound
To be very surprised by what you see or hear.
ఉదాహరణలు
- I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the price of the car.
- She couldn't believe her ears when they told her the news.
make believe
1/mˈeɪk bɪlˈiv/
fixed phrase
Pretend for fun
To pretend something is real as part of a game or story.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The children were making believe they were pirates.
- Let's make believe we're astronauts exploring space.