believed

be-lieved · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Past tense and past participle of believe; accepted as true.

  2. 2.

    Held as an opinion; thought.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    it is believed that — It is thought; people think that.
  • •
    widely believed — Generally accepted as true.
  • •
    make-believed — Pretended; imagined (from "make believe").

Related words

Antonyms: disbelieved, distrusted, doubted
See also: belief, believe, believes, believing
Synonyms: accepted, considered, thought, trusted

Etymology

From Old English belȳfan ("to believe"), with regular past tense -ed ending.