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believes

verb

Meaning

  1. To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing)
  2. To accept that someone is telling the truth.
  3. To have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth.
  4. To opine, think, reckon

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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