Believed Meaning in English

word · lemma: believe

US

/bɪˈɫivd/

bi-LEEVD

UK

/bɪlˈiːvd/

bi-LEEVD

Definición

Past form of 'believe'. It means accepted something as true, had faith in someone or something, or thought something was probably true.

Uso & Matices

Often followed by 'that', a noun, or 'in': 'I believed him', 'She believed that story', 'They believed in God'. 'Believe' is weaker than 'know' because it allows uncertainty. In passive form, 'is believed to...' means people think something is true.

• Spanish: creyó - creyera - creído (según el contexto)
• Portuguese (BR): acreditou - acreditasse - acreditado (dependendo do contexto)
• Portuguese (PT): acreditou - acreditasse - acreditado (consoante o contexto)
• Chinese (Simplified): 相信了 - 认为了（按语境）
• Chinese (Traditional): 相信了 - 認為了（按語境）
• Hindi: विश्वास किया - माना (संदर्भ के अनुसार)
• Arabic: صَدَّقَ - اعتقدَ - كان مُعتقَدًا (بحسب السياق)
• Bengali: বিশ্বাস করেছিলাম - বিশ্বাস করেছিল - বিশ্বাস করেছিলেন
• Russian: поверил - поверила - верил - верила
• Japanese: 信じた
• Vietnamese: đã tin
• Korean: 믿었다
• Turkish: inandı
• Urdu: یقین کیا
• Indonesian: percaya

Oraciones de Ejemplo

I believed her story.

basic

They believed in him.

basic

She believed that he was right.

basic

For years, people believed the house was haunted.

natural

I really believed things would get better.

natural

He was widely believed to be the best doctor in town.

natural