Synonyms: deem, opine, think, feel, hold, reckon, see, find
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /bɪˈliːv/, /bəˈliːv/ |
| Hyphenation | be·lieve |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑚𐑦𐑤𐑰𐑝, 𐑚𐑩𐑤𐑰𐑝 |
| Indicative mood | |
|---|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) believe | (I) believed |
| (thou) believest | (thou) believedst |
| (he) believes, believeth | (he) believed |
| (we) believe | (we) believed |
| (you) believe | (you) believed |
| (they) believe | (they) believed |
| Subjunctive mood | |
| Present tense | Past tense |
| (I) believe | (I) believed |
| (thou) believe | (thou) believed |
| (he) believe | (he) believed |
| (we) believe | (we) believed |
| (you) believe | (you) believed |
| (they) believe | (they) believed |
| Participles | |
| Present participle | Past participle |
| believing | believed |
| Catalan | creure |
|---|---|
| Czech | domnívat se; mínit |
| Danish | mene; synes |
| Dutch | geloven |
| Esperanto | opinii |
| Finnish | arvella |
| French | penser que; être d’avis |
| German | meinen |
| Icelandic | mér finnst |
| Latin | opinari |
| Low German | gelöyven |
| Norwegian | synes |
| Papiamento | opiná |
| Polish | mniemać; śadzieć |
| Portuguese | julgar; opinar; ser de opinião |
| Saterland Frisian | befiende; deerfoar hoolde; meene |
| Spanish | opinar |
| Swedish | anse; tycka |
| West Frisian | achtenearje; achtsje; miene; fine |