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geloven — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • believe verb To accept something as true without being completely certain.
  • credence noun Acceptance of something as true or trustworthy, usually because there is evidence for it.
  • credit noun Recognition or praise given for something a person has done.
  • creed noun A formal statement of religious or personal belief.
  • think verb To use one's mind to consider, reason about, or form an opinion.
  • understand verb To grasp the meaning of something.

Senses

geloven is used for these senses in English:

  • believe (transitive) To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing).
  • believe (transitive) To accept that someone is telling the truth.
  • believe (intransitive) To have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth.
  • credence (obsolete) To give credence to; to believe.
  • credit (transitive) To believe; to put credence in.
  • credit (transitive) To bring honour or repute upon; to do credit to; to raise the estimation of.
  • creed (ambitransitive, obsolete, only survives in "creeded") To believe; to credit.
  • think (transitive) To guess; to reckon; to believe while admittedly being uncertain.

believe — full definition

  1. verb To accept something as true without being completely certain.
  2. verb To accept that a person is telling the truth.
  3. verb To have religious or spiritual faith.
  4. verb (with "in") To trust in someone's ability, or to feel something is right or worthwhile.

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