croire
- (transitive) to believe (someone)
- to believe, to accept as true
- to believe, to have faith
- (often, reflexive) to think of oneself as, to consider oneself
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kʁwaʁ/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French creire, croire, from Latin crēdere, from Proto-Italic *krezðō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱred dʰeh₁- (“to place one's heart, i.e. to trust, believe”), compound phrase of oblique case form of *ḱḗr (“heart”) and *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”). See cognates in regional languages in France : Norman creire, Gallo craire, Picard croère, Bourguignon croire, Franco-Provençal crêre, Occitan creire or créser, Corsican credè.
Related words
have faith in
place trust in
believe in
be of the opinion
view as
have trust in
administer justice
être d’avis
avoir confiance en
avoir l’impression
être sûr
se fier à
glauben
creer
credere
geloven
creure
acreditar
πιστεύω
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