Dictionary🇺🇸 English → 🇯🇵 Japanese
believe
Description
When you believe something, you think it is true or real.
People also use it to talk about trusting someone or having faith.
Meanings
believe
本当だと思う、信じる
I believe her story.
believe in
存在や価値を信じる、信頼する
Do you believe in God?
believe
～だと思う、考える
I believe he is at home now.
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Notes
- Etymology
古英語 belēfan（be- + lēfan「愛する・許す」）が語源。
- Nuance
believe someone は話を信じる、believe in someone は人を信頼する意。
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