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credere meaning in English

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credere verb

believe [believed, believing, believes](to accept that someone is telling the truth (object: person))
verb
[UK: bɪ.ˈliːv] [US: bə.ˈliːv]
I believe it. = Ci credo.

deem [deemed, deeming, deems](to hold in belief or estimation)
verb
[UK: diːm] [US: ˈdiːm]

think [thought, thought, thinking, thinks](be of the opinion that)
verb
[UK: ˈθɪŋk] [US: ˈθɪŋk]
I think he's happy. = Credo che sia felice.

trust [trusted, trusting, trusts](to give credence to)
verb
[UK: trʌst] [US: ˈtrəst]
In God we trust. = Crediamo in Dio.

understand [understood, understood, understanding, understands](to believe)
verb
[UK: ˌʌn.də.ˈstænd] [US: ˌʌn.dər.ˈstænd]
I now understand that the woman I thought was a nurse is a doctor. = Ho capito solo ora che la donna che credevo un'infermiera è in realtà una dottoressa.

credere sulla parola verb

take someone's word for it(to believe what someone claims)
verb

far credere verb

pretend [pretended, pretending, pretends](to make-believe)
verb
[UK: prɪ.ˈtend] [US: pri.ˈtend]

vedere per credere phrase

seeing is believing(you need to see something to believe it)
phrase
[UK: ˈsiː.ɪŋ ɪz bɪ.ˈliːv.ɪŋ] [US: ˈsiː.ɪŋ ˈɪz bə.ˈliːv.ɪŋ]