believing

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

present participle and gerund of believe

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The act or process of having faith, trust, or confidence in.
2. (countable, uncountable) Belief.

believe

1. (transitive) To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing).
2. (transitive) To accept that someone is telling the truth.
3. (intransitive) To have religious faith; to believe in a greater truth.
4. (transitive) To opine, think, reckon.
5. [with in]
6. [with in]
7. [with in]

Lees verder

Concepten

goedgelovig

Synoniemen

trusting

thinking

🤔

doubting

faith

faithful

fearing

god-fearing

in case

pious

religious

suspecting

trustful

full of faith

having faith

convinced

relying upon

devout

Vertalingen

croyant

إِيمان

تصْدِيق

إِعْتِقاد

creença

fromm

glaubend

gläubig

gottesfürchtig

religiös

gottgläubig

dévot

pieux

religieux

devoto

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: bilevyng

Overgenomen van Oudengels: *belēfende

Overgenomen van Middelengels: bilevinge

In summary

From Middle English bilevyng, belevand, bileveand, belefand, from Old English *belēfende, ġelīfende, ġelȳfende. Equivalent to believe + -ing.