Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A simplified spelling of
believe .
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Examples
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For what I believ is a tax deduction and nothing more.
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_ Nay, Madam, I have frequently told monstrous Stories, 'till I ha' believ'd 'em my self.
The Fine Lady's Airs (1709) Thomas Baker 1704
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If a Scribbler cannot be easy because he fancies I have too good an Opinion of my own Productions, let him write on and mortify; I owe him not the Charity to be out of temper myself merely to keep him quiet or give him Joy: Nor, in reality, can I see why any thing misrepresented, tho 'believ'd of me by Persons to whom I am unknown, ought to give me any more Concern than what may be thought of me in Lapland: 'Tis with those with whom I am to live only, where my Character can affect me; and I will venture to say, he must find out a new way of Writing that will make me pass my Time there less agreeably.
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I believ you have shown that point with intelligence, determination truth and beliefs.
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I would add that I believ I have been less likely to grab a bunch of different bottles just to experiment.
Trading down in wine 2009 – did you do it? [poll] | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010
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Further, the government already tracks us in much more serious ways I believ with taxes, social security numbers, etc.
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I do not believ e anything he says and now we are really seeing him for what he is.
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Do we think that someone can sit behind our freedom of speech and believ that such actions are what our forefathers would have wanted? abraxis
Wilson says no more apologies for outburst against president 2009
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I can't believ I'm actually defending Palin for once, but this goes beyond that.
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However, they are attacked by a group called The Scions of Oblivion, who believ an ancient artifact is buried under the school.
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