believed

/bɪˈliːvd/

verbbe · lieved

Be LIEved: you BELIEVED a lie—remember the word has LIE in the middle.

Yes, it's believed. Keep the long E sound with IE: bel-IEV-ed (not *beleived*).

Definitions

  1. verbthought something was true; accepted as true (past tense of believe).
  2. verbtrusted someone or had confidence in someone (past tense of believe).

Examples

  • I believed the story until I saw the evidence.
  • She believed in herself and kept practicing every day.
  • They believed the weather report and brought umbrellas.

Synonyms

thoughttrustedacceptedsupposedcredited

Antonyms

doubteddisbelieved

Translations

ES creyóPT acreditouFR a cru

Common misspellings

belivedbelevedbeliveedbeleivedbelievdbelievvedbelieivedbelieevd

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