believed
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
An inflected form of believe · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 883 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 20,884 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.010% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- accept as true; take to be true I believed his reportWe didn't believe his stories from the War
- judge or regard; look upon; judge also: think, consider, conceive I think he is very smartI believe her to be very smart
- be confident about something also: trust I believe that he will come back from the war
- follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too
- credit with veracity You cannot believe this manShould we believe a publication like the National Enquirer?
believed in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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And I who believed you capable of appreciating such devotion as mine!
Punch — Volume 101, November 7, 1891 · Various · Chapter 1
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The persons whom he received on Saturdays believed him more than comfortably off.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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How can I describe my horror at seeing, as I believed, your brother Bartja?
An Egyptian Princess — Volume 07 · Georg Ebers · Chapter 1
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And on the other hand that those I believed to be as honest as the day—well, had their faults.
The Mahatma and the Hare: A Dream Story · H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard · Chapter 1
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And then they pointed to the empty loom, for they believed that the others could see the cloth quite well.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1