2013. My One Little Word:Believe

 

Finally decide to give One Little Word a try. So I signed up Ali's new class as my new year gift for myself.

I need to be inspired and motivated. 

Are you ready? What's your One Little Word?

BELIEVE

verb

[with object]

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  1accept that (something) is true, especially without proof: the superintendent believed Lancaster’s story [with clause]: some 23 per cent believe that smoking keeps down weight
  
  


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  accept the statement of (someone) as true: he didn’t believe her
  
  


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  [no object] have religious faith: there are those on the fringes of the Church who do not really believe
  
  


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  (believe something of) feel sure that (someone) is capable of doing something: I wouldn’t have believed it of Lavinia—what an extraordinary woman!
  
  

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  2 [with clause] hold (something) as an opinion; think: I believe we’ve already met (believe someone/thing to be) four men were believed to be trapped
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  

  
  Synonyms: accept, buy, credit, swallow, take, trust, set store by (or on)

  
  

  
  Antonyms: disbelieve, discredit, reject

  
  

  
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