definition of
believe

[1] #1 believe v. accept as true; take to be true; "I believed his report"; "We didn't believe his stories from the War"; "She believes in spirits". wn

[2] #2 believe v. [think, consider, conceive] judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior". wn

[3] #3 believe v. [trust] be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war". wn

[4] #4 believe v. follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer; "When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too". wn

[5] #5 believe v. credit with veracity; "You cannot believe this man"; "Should we believe a publication like the National Enquirer?". wn