To believe or accept that something is true or exists

to believe something based on facts or ideas

to think that someone or something exists

to believe that something is probably true, based on your experience, your knowledge, and any other information that you have

suspect (verb)

to believe that something is true, especially something bad

assume (verb)

to believe that something is true, even though no one has told you or even though you have no proof

recognize (verb)

to accept that something is true or important

presume (verb)

legal to accept that something is true unless someone proves that it is not true

imagine (verb)

to think that something is probably true

reckon (verb)

spoken to believe that something is true

be a great/firm believer in something ()

to believe that a particular idea or activity is good or right

accept (verb)

to recognize that a bad situation exists and cannot be avoided or changed

believe (verb)

to think that a fact is true

believe (verb)

to think that what someone has said is true

be seeing things ()

to believe that you see something when it is not really there

be widely/commonly/generally held ()

to be believed by a lot of people

buy (verb)

spoken to believe or accept something, especially something that is unlikely to be true or reasonable

credit (verb)

to believe that something is true

delude yourself ()

to choose to believe something that is not true

embrace (verb)

formal to completely accept something such as a new belief, idea, or way of life

fancy (verb)

literary to believe or imagine that something is true

fancy yourself ()

to believe, usually wrongly, that you have the qualities or abilities of a particular person or type of person

figure (verb)

informal to believe that something is true, although you do not know for certain

gather (verb)

mainly spoken to believe that something is true, although no one has directly told you about it

get ideas ()

to start to believe things that are not true

get the wrong idea ()

to believe something that is not true

give credence to something ()

to believe that something is true

hold (verb)

used for saying what people believe

I expect (so) ()

used for saying that you think something is probably true

imagine (verb)

to have an idea that something exists or is happening, when in fact it does not exist or is not happening

kid yourself ()

to make yourself believe something that is not true

run away with the idea/impression that ()

to believe that something is true when it is not

suppose (verb)

to think that something is true or right, although you are not very happy about this

swallow (verb)

informal to believe something that is unlikely to be true

swear by ()

to believe that something is effective

take (verb)

to accept an explanation or something that someone says without discussing it or arguing about it

take in ()

to accept something as real or true

take someone at their word ()

to do something as a result of what someone has said, even though they may not have meant exactly what they said

take someone/something at face value ()

to accept someone or something without considering whether they really are what they claim to be

take something as a given ()

to accept that something is true and not expect it to change

take something as gospel ()

to believe something without doubting it at all

take something as read ()

to accept that something is true without needing any more information or proof

take something on trust ()

to believe that something you have heard or read is true, although there is no proof

trust (verb)

to be confident that a fact or piece of information is true or accurate

understand (verb)

formal to believe that something is true because you have heard or read it somewhere

Synonyms and antonyms of To believe or accept that something is true or exists in British Thesaurus