glauben — meaning in English
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English meaning
- belief noun The mental acceptance that something is true, even without complete proof.
- 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.
- guess verb To form an answer or opinion without being sure it's correct.
- think verb To use one's mind to consider, reason about, or form an opinion.
- understand verb To grasp the meaning of something.
Senses
glauben is used for these senses in English:
- believe (transitive) To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing).
- believe (intransitive) To have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth.
- credence (uncountable) Acceptance of a belief or claim as true, especially on the basis of evidence.
- credit Reliance on the truth of something said or done; faith; trust.
- creed (ambitransitive, obsolete, only survives in "creeded") To believe; to credit.
- guess (chiefly, US) to suppose, to imagine (introducing a proposition of uncertain plausibility).
- guess (colloquial) To think, conclude, or decide (without a connotation of uncertainty). Usually in first person: "I guess".
- think (transitive) To guess; to reckon; to believe while admittedly being uncertain.
belief — full definition
- noun The mental acceptance that something is true, even without complete proof.
- noun Religious faith, or a set of religious or moral convictions.
believe — full definition
- verb To accept something as true without being completely certain.
- verb To accept that a person is telling the truth.
- verb To have religious or spiritual faith.
- verb (with "in") To trust in someone's ability, or to feel something is right or worthwhile.