v.

1. accept as true; take to be true
   
   • I believed his report
   • We didn't believe his stories from the War
   • She believes in spirits
2. judge or regard; look upon; judge;
   think, consider, conceive
   
   • I think he is very smart
   • I believe her to be very smart
   • I think that he is her boyfriend
   • The racist conceives such people to be inferior
3. be confident about something;
   trust
   
   • I believe that he will come back from the war
4. follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer
   
   • When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too
5. credit with veracity
   
   • You cannot believe this man
   • Should we believe a publication like the National Enquirer?