crer
Meaning
to believe
Concepts
have confidence in
take it
administer justice
Synonyms
contar com
ter confiança em
fiar-se
admitir a veracidade de
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɾe(ʁ)/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese creer, 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”).
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