Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with believe in American Collocation
believe
verb
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/bɪˈliv/
strongly
fervently
firmly
passionately
strongly
wholeheartedly
He believes strongly in the benefits of credit unions to local communities.
sincerely
genuinely
honestly
sincerely
truly
I genuinely believe I am making a difference by being vegetarian.
mistakenly
erroneously
mistakenly
wrongly
He said teenagers were taking up smoking because they wrongly believed it would help them lose weight.
many people believe something
generally
widely
It is now widely believed that climate change is resulting in wetter, colder winters and drier, hotter summers.
hype
lie
myth
promise
propaganda
23 per cent of children still believe the old myth that crusts make hair curly.