believing

be-liev-ing · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    Present participle of believe; accepting something as true.

  2. 2.

    Having faith or trust.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    seeing is believing — One needs to see something to believe it.
  • •
    believing in — Having faith in; trusting the existence of.

Related words

Antonyms: disbelieving, doubting
See also: belief, believe, believed, believes
Synonyms: accepting, having faith, trusting

Etymology

From Old English belȳfan ("to believe"), with present participle -ing ending.