Crossword clues for believing
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Believing \Be*liev"ing\, a. That believes; having belief. -- Be*liev"ing*ly, adv.
Believe \Be*lieve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Believed; p. pr. & vb. n. Believing.] [OE. bileven (with pref. be- for AS. ge-), fr. AS. gel?fan, gel?fan; akin to D. gelooven, OHG. gilouban, G. glauben, OS. gil?bian, Goth. galaubjan, and Goth. liubs dear. See Lief,
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, Leave, n.] 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 now Of force believe almighty).
--Milton.King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets ?
--Acts xxvi. 27.Often followed by a dependent clause. I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.
--Acts viii. 37.Syn: See Expect.
Wiktionary
n. belief vb. (present participle of believe English)
WordNet
n. the cognitive process that leads to convictions; "seeing is believing"
Usage examples of "believing".
Don't think for a minute I haven't run from the caves of Jurasse to the Barren Plains for believing myself inviolate just because I was Regent.
He had left word at his apartment of his intentions, believing me soon to arrive safely there.
They didn't bother to lower their voices, believing that their bareskin prisoners did not understand Hrruban.
Terilla, bedded down by Trizein, called his name over and over, not quite believing his appearance.
Once resentment faded, she must long ago have given up hope, believing her mother dead.
Lunzie said, angrily remembering the anguished two years she had spent believing that Fiona had been one of the dead on Phoenix.
No one could come out of the Diplo educational system believing FSP would do anything but interdict the planet for meat-eating and lack of population control.
That's one I trust, normally as suspicious as I am, but he's believing his machines and his outstation crews.
Hardly believing what she observed, Nancia let the computer act without overriding it.
He was so sure he'd terrorized them into believing their safety was guaranteed—if they followed every Kolnari order to the letter.
And how could you leave me believing that stuff about caring about me?
You cannot trick me into believing that these trained marsh-slime are the Ancient Ones!
I thought you'd have better sense than to set one up and try to fool me into believing in your psionic arts bunk.
Seeing was required for believing, as it hung in space, moving just perceptibly against its backdrop of asteroids and stars, Jupiter not visible in this frame.
Suddenly Yegrani's Sight came back to her, and the Rowan wondered if perhaps she had erred in believing that the Sight had been fulfilled with Deneb's trouble and Jeff's arrival.