crer

Meaning

1. to believe
2. to trust

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈkɾeɾ]

Etymology

Contracted from Old Galician-Portuguese creer, from Latin crēdere, present active infinitive of crēdō, 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”).

Sentences

É difícil de crer .

It is hard to believe.

Non podo crer que veñades a esta festa tan mala .

I can't believe you're coming to this party so bad.