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    [Verb]  | "be*lieve" | \ bə-ˈlēv \


    1: to consider to be true or honest

    2: to accept the word or evidence of

    3: to hold as an opinion : suppose


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English beleven, from Old English belēfan, from be- + lȳfan, lēfan to allow, believe; akin to Old High German gilouben to believe, Old English lēof dear {mat|love|};

    [Phrasal verb]  | "believe in" 


    1: to have faith or confidence in the existence of (something)

    2: to have trust in the goodness or value of (something)

    3: to have trust in the goodness or ability of (someone)

    [Idiom]  | "believe it or not" 


    1: —used to suggest that the listener will be surprised

    [Idiom]  | "believe one's eyes/ears" 


    1: —used in negative statements to indicate being surprised at or upset by something seen or heard

    [Idiom]  | "can't believe" 


    1: —used to emphasize a statement

    2: —used to indicate surprise, dismay, or disappointment

    [Idiom]  | "don't you believe it" 


    1: —used to emphasize that one should not believe a statement or sentiment

    [Idiom]  | "if you believe that, you'll believe anything" 


    1: —used sarcastically to discredit the speaker or a statement

    [Noun]  | "make-be*lieve" | \ ˈmāk-bə-ˌlēv \


    1: a pretending that what is not real is real


    Origin: 1794 ;

    [Adjective]  | "make-believe" 


    1: imaginary, pretended


    Origin: 1806 ;

    [Noun phrase]  | "a world of make-believe" 


    1: an unreal world : a state of believing things that are not true

    [Verb]  | "believe" 


    1: to regard as right or true;


      * e.g., " ... only the most naive car buyer would have believed the salesman's claim that the dealership was actually losing money on the deal "





    2: to have as an opinion;


      * e.g., " ... despite the horrors she witnessed and endured, Anne Frank steadfastly believed that people are really good at heart "



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    [Noun]  | "make-believe" 


    [Noun]  | "believer" 


    1: one who professes a religious faith;


      * e.g., " ... for believers, it was sufficient proof that a miracle had occurred "



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    [Adjective]  | "make-believe" 


    1: not real and existing only in the imagination;


      * e.g., " ... zoomed around the house in a make-believe car "





    [Phrase]  | "make believe" 


    1: to present a false appearance of;


      * e.g., " ... He made believe he was sick to get out of going to school. "



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    [Phrase]  | "made believe" 


    1: to present a false appearance of;


      * e.g., " ... He made believe he was sick to get out of going to school. "



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    [Phrase]  | "makes believe" 


    1: to present a false appearance of;


      * e.g., " ... He made believe he was sick to get out of going to school. "



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    [Phrase]  | "making believe" 


    1: to present a false appearance of;


      * e.g., " ... He made believe he was sick to get out of going to school. "



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     [ "believe" ]

    1: to accept something as true

      * e.g.,  ...  I believe what I am programmed to believe. 

     [ "believe" ]

    1: super strong YES

      * e.g.,  ... that shirt's safe (see SAFE) 

     [ "believe it or not" ]

    1:  Name of chain of museums, books, and TV show by amateur anthropologist Robert Ripley about things which are odd, unusual, or surprising.

      * e.g.,  ... Def 1 examples:  


     [ "believe it or not" ]

    2:  In colloquial conversation, an event which is surprising or which seems unlikely but is (supposedly) true.

      * e.g.,  ... Two-headed calf,  

     [ "believe it!" ]

    1: The most horrid, terifying term in the history of anime dubs.

      * e.g.,  ... "I'm Naruto uzumaki, and I'm gonna become the best Hokage ever, believe it!" 


     [ "believe it!" ]

    2: Derrived from dattebayo by a sick, twisted dub comapny in order to subject children to mind control via lame sayings.

      * e.g.,  ... VS. 


     [ "believe it!" ]

    3: In short: "Dattebayo" is a cool way to end a sentance. "Believe it" is not.

      * e.g.,  ... "I WILL be Hokage, just you wait! Dattebayo!" 

     [ "believe it" ]

    1: The ultimate and highest confirmation of truth. Coined by Naruto, who says it at the end of every other sentence.

      * e.g.,  ... The admins over at my boards just sporked their own mods for no reason, believe it! 

     [ "Believe It" ]

    1: In my honest opinion, the most annoying phase. It is used by the main character of the anime/manga Naruto, Naruto Uzumaki. The phase is more often used in the first arc of the original Naruto anime, but scares off people who haven't watched the anime. It is only used in the English dubs. Narutards use the phase at the end of sentences, like the hero of the anime, Naruto.

      * e.g.,  ... ...Meanwhile, in an anime forum... *Person 1 is posting on a Death Note area* Person 1: I'm gonna be Kazekage! Believe it! Person 2: STFU. Go back to your Naruto area. Person 1 got warned once by Person Reason: For being off-topic in the Death Note area. Please, if you want to join the Narutards, go to the Naruto area. There's role plays waiting to be joined. 

     [ "believer" ]

    1: 1▪One who believes in a diety, usually Christ Jesus. 2■a believer in the paranormal, i.e. sasqautch, extra-terrestrial:aliens in flying saucerss, ghost, chupakabra, vampires,etc. 3■someone into the ecoteric religions.

      * e.g.,  ... Have you heard Rayman speak lately, something got ahold of him he might be a believer and I think he is either crazy, lying, or, telling the truth. 

     [ "believer" ]

    1: be·liev·er, noun Someone who rejects logic and fact in exchange for faith in fairy tales, mythology, and misinformation; which they wrongly declare as truth. Normally a believer is a daft uneducated sheep who is incapable of processing information not spoon fed to them by a con artist in a cassock.

      * e.g.,  ...  He said "I'm a believer," like it wasn't a merit badge to his stupidity. The con artist (or priest as they are sometimes referred to), called upon his congregation of believers (otherwise known as air headed voids of intelligence ) to meet at the stadium and beg their invisible sky daddy for rain. 

     [ "Believe it" ]

    1: A very common phrase used in the naruto series and gets pretty fucking annoying.

      * e.g.,  ... "I will become Hokage, BELIEVE IT!" 

     [ "the believer" ]

    1: A kick-ass anti-racism movie about a Jewish skinhead. Better than American History X.

      * e.g.,  ... Go wattch it yourself and you'll get an example of "The Believer." 

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