The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - believe v.

1) accept, put faith or credence in or into, find credible, find creditable; allow, think, hold, maintain, feel; take it, suppose, assume: He still believes that the moon is made of green cheese. 2) believe in. trust to or in, rely upon or on, have faith or confidence in, put one's trust in, be convinced of, swear by, credit; have the courage of one's convictions: Do you believe everything you read in the papers? The chairman believes in your ability to carry out the plan. 3) make believe. pretend, suppose, imagine, fancy, conjecture, assume: I used to make believe I was a great detective.