believe
gb/bɪlˈiv/ us/bɪlˈiv/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 300
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำกริยา
A2
action
1
Accept something as true
To think that something is true.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to believe [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'believe' with 'think' in all cases. 'Believe' is more about accepting truth, while 'think' is about having an opinion.
คำพ้องความหมาย
accept (Focuses on agreeing that something is true without necessarily feeling strongly about it.)
คำตรงข้าม
doubt (Means to feel uncertain about whether something is true.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
firmly believe
|truly believe
|believe strongly
|believe wholeheartedly
หัวข้อ
thinking
|truth
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I believe your words.
- She believes the news.
- They believe the story.
- We believe his answer.
คำกริยา
A2
action
2
Have trust or faith in
To trust someone or something.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to believe in [someone/something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes omit 'in' when talking about trust, saying 'I believe you' when they mean 'I believe in you'. These have different meanings.
คำพ้องความหมาย
trust (Implies reliance on someone's reliability or honesty.)
คำตรงข้าม
mistrust (Means to have no trust or confidence in someone or something.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
believe in yourself
|believe in miracles
|believe in justice
หัวข้อ
trust
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I believe in you.
- She believes in her friends.
- They believe in love.
- We believe in our school.
คำกริยา
A2
action
3
Think something exists
To think something is real, even without proof.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to believe in [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse this with trusting someone. 'Believe in God' means you think God exists, not that you trust God.
คำพ้องความหมาย
accept the existence of (A more formal way to say you think something exists.)
คำตรงข้าม
disbelieve (To reject the idea that something exists.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
believe in ghosts
|believe in God
|believe in aliens
หัวข้อ
beliefs
|religion
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- Do you believe in life on other planets?
- Many people believe in God.
- Some children still believe in Santa Claus.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I believe in God.
- She believes in Santa Claus.
- They believe in ghosts.
คำกริยา
A2
action
4
Be convinced by someone's words
To think what someone says is true.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to believe [someone]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
'Believe someone' means you think their words are true. It is different from 'believe in someone', which means you trust their ability or character.
คำพ้องความหมาย
trust (In this case, specifically trusting the truth of someone's words.)
คำตรงข้าม
disbelieve (Refusing to accept what someone says as true.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
hard to believe someone
|easily believe someone
หัวข้อ
communication
|trust
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I believe you.
- She believes him.
- They believe her words.
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believe
IPA
GB/bɪlˈiv/
US/bɪlˈiv/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
be - lieve (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 2nd syllable (lieve)
รูปคำ
Verb
- Base: believe
- 3rd Person Singular: believes
- Present Participle: believing
- Past: believed
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
believes
verb
believing
verb
believed
verb
Negative and opposite forms
Advanced or less common
believability
noun
believably
adverb C1
วลีและสำนวน
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.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่าง
- 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.
ตัวอย่าง
- The children were making believe they were pirates.
- Let's make believe we're astronauts exploring space.