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credere — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • believe verb To accept something as true without being completely certain.
  • deem verb To regard or judge something as being a certain way, based on one's opinion or assessment.
  • think verb To use one's mind to consider, reason about, or form an opinion.
  • trust noun Firm belief in the reliability or honesty of someone or something.
  • understand verb To grasp the meaning of something.

Senses

credere is used for these senses in English:

  • deem (ditransitive) To hold in belief or estimation; to adjudge as a conclusion; to regard as being; to evaluate according to one's beliefs; to account.
  • think (transitive) To be of opinion (that); to consider, judge, regard, or look upon (something) as.
  • think (transitive) To guess; to reckon; to believe while admittedly being uncertain.
  • trust (transitive) To give credence to; to believe; to credit.

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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