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Beleave vs. Believe — What's the Difference?

Beleave vs. Believe — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Beleave and Believe

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Beleave

To leave behind, abandon.

Believe

Accept that (something) is true, especially without proof
The superintendent believed Lancaster's story
Some 23 per cent believe that smoking keeps down weight

Beleave

To be left; to remain.

Believe

Hold (something) as an opinion; think
I believe we've already met
Four men were believed to be trapped

Beleave

To leave or to be left.
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Believe

To accept (something) as true or real
Do you believe his version of what happened?.

Believe

To consider (someone) to be truthful or accurate in what they are saying
I believe you when you say that your neighbor is angry.

Believe

To expect or suppose; think
I believe it will snow tomorrow. I believe the letters to be authentic.

Believe

To have religious faith
He believes in God.

Believe

To have faith, confidence, or trust
I believe in your ability to solve the problem.

Believe

To consider something to be important, worthwhile, or valuable
I believe in free speech.

Believe

(transitive) To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing).
If you believe the numbers, you'll agree we need change.
I believe there are faeries.

Believe

(transitive) To accept that someone is telling the truth.
Why did I ever believe you?

Believe

(intransitive) To have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth.
After that night in the church, I believed.

Believe

To opine, think, reckon.
Do you think this is good? —Hmm, I believe it's okay.

Believe

To exercise belief in; to credit upon the authority or testimony of another; to be persuaded of the truth of, upon evidence furnished by reasons, arguments, and deductions of the mind, or by circumstances other than personal knowledge; to regard or accept as true; to place confidence in; to think; to consider; as, to believe a person, a statement, or a doctrine.
Our conqueror (whom I nowOf force believe almighty).
King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets ?
Often followed by a dependent clause.I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

Believe

To have a firm persuasion, esp. of the truths of religion; to have a persuasion approaching to certainty; to exercise belief or faith.
Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
With the heart man believeth unto righteousness.

Believe

To think; to suppose.
I will not believe so meanly of you.

Believe

Accept as true; take to be true;
I believed his report
We didn't believe his stories from the War
She believes in spirits

Believe

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

Believe

Be confident about something;
I believe that he will come back from the war

Believe

Follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer;
When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too

Believe

Credit with veracity;
You cannot believe this man
Should we believe a publication like the National Inquirer?

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