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
- 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.