Tin, tin tưởng

to believe in sb/sth

tin tưởng ở ai, ở cái gì

Cho rằng, nghĩ rằng

I believe him to be sincere

tôi cho rằng nó thành thật

to make believe

làm ra vẻ, giả vờ

they make believe (that) they are silly

chúng làm ra vẻ khờ dại

believe it or not

tin hay không là tùy anh

believe you me

tôi bảo đảm với anh

believe you me, he will come here tomorrow

tôi bảo đảm với anh rằng ngày mai, hắn sẽ đến

not believe one's eyes/ears

không tin vào tai/mắt mình nữa

seeing is believing

có thấy mới tin

tin tưởng

Accept, put faith or credence in or into, find credible,find creditable; allow, think, hold, maintain, feel; take it,suppose, assume: He still believes that the moon is made ofgreen cheese.

Believe in. trust to or in, rely upon or on,have faith or confidence in, put one's trust in, be convincedof, swear by, credit; have the courage of one's convictions: Doyou believe everything you read in the papers? The chairmanbelieves in your ability to carry out the plan. 3 make believe.pretend, suppose, imagine, fancy, conjecture, assume: I used tomake believe I was a great detective.

Tr. accept as true or as conveying the truth (I believeit; don't believe him; believes what he is told).

Tr. think,suppose (I believe it's raining; Mr Smith, I believe?).

Intr.(foll. by in) a have faith in the existence of (believes inGod). b have confidence in (a remedy, a person, etc.) (believesin alternative medicine). c have trust in the advisability of(believes in telling the truth).

Intr. have (esp. religious)faith.

Believable adj. believability n. [OEbelyfan, belefan, with change of prefix f. gelefan f. Gmc: rel.to LIEF]