What mean is believe to?
believed to be in his 30s and i believe to be true.
I wnat know mean of "believe to" and why need be verb?
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" = From his appearance, or from other people's reports, most people guess that he is in his 30s. " = From what I've heard from people, I am pretty convinced that the story is true.
- " = From his appearance, or from other people's reports, most people guess that he is in his 30s.
- " = From what I've heard from people, I am pretty convinced that the story is true.
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The phrase "believe to be" is idiomatic - idiomatic expressions may not be strictly grammatical - and means something like in the following:
"He is believed to be in his 30s." = From his appearance, or from other people's reports, most people guess that he is in his 30s.
"I believe the story to be true." = From what I've heard from people, I am pretty convinced that the
0morabelieved to be in his 30s
People believe that he is in his 30s. (active)
*That he is in his 30s is believed. (passive) (not used)
It is believed that he is in his 30s. (passive with dummy it)
He is believed to be in his 30s. (subject of that-clause raised to subject of ma
0moraI believe it to be true.
As above, in this construction too the finite form (is, are) is replaced with the non-finite form (to be).
I believe that it is true. > I believe it to be true.
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