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Believe in meaning

Believe in is a phrasal verb with 2 meanings. One of them is to be certain that a thing is real rather than imaginary.

Past simple
believed in
Past participle
believed in
-ing form
believing in

What believe in means

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To be certain that a thing is real rather than imaginary

Do you believe in ghosts?

1 more meaning of believe in is in the Retite app, with an example and a translation into your language.

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Similar phrasal verbs

With in: come in, go in, fill in, get in, check in, give in, hand in, keep in, log in, move in.

Common questions

What does believe in mean?

It has 2 meanings. One of them is to be certain that a thing is real rather than imaginary. The other one, with an example and a translation into your language, is in the Retite app.

What is the past tense of believe in?

Believed in, which is also its past participle.

Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.

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