| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To have an opinion: consider, deem, hold, opine, think. Informal : figure, judge. Idioms: be of the opinion. See OPINION. 2. To have confidence in the truthfulness of: credit, trust. Idioms: take at one's word. See OPINION. 3. To regard (something) as true or real: accept. Slang : buy, swallow. See OPINION. 4. To view in a certain way: feel, hold, sense, think. See OPINION. 5. To regard in an appraising way: repute, suppose, think. See BELIEF. | | PHRASAL VERB: | believe in To place trust or confidence in: bank on or (upon), count on or (upon), depend on or (upon), reckon on or (upon), rely on or (upon), trust (in). See TRUST.
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