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believe vs believe in

believe in vs believe

believe and believe in both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
believe No No Yes No
believe in No No Yes No
As verbs, believe in is a hyponym of believe; that is, believe in is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than believe:
  • believe: accept as true; take to be true
  • believe in: have a firm conviction as to the goodness of something
Other hyponyms of believe include infer, understand, swallow, buy, believe, trust.
believe (verb) believe in (verb)
accept as true; take to be true have a firm conviction as to the goodness of something
follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer
credit with veracity
be confident about something
judge or regard; look upon; judge
Difference between believe and believe in

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