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ESLBeginner Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
What's the difference between 'believe' and 'believe in'?
Hi, Would someone please tell me what's the difference between 'believe' and 'believe in'? Thanks!
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Hi, I don't want to repeat all the meanings in the dictionary, but here are a few. I believe Tom. I think that he has told me the truth.
- Hi, I don't want to repeat all the meanings in the dictionary, but here are a few.
- I believe Tom.
- I think that he has told me the truth.
- I believe in Tom.
- I trust Tom.
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Hi,
I don't want to repeat all the meanings in the dictionary, but here are a few.
I believe Tom. I think that he has told me the truth.
I believe in Tom. I trust Tom.
I believe in ***. I think *** exists.
I believe that it is raining. I think this is a correct fact.
Best wishes, Clive
I don't want to repeat all the meanings in the dictionary, but here are a few.
I believe Tom. I think that he has told me the truth.
I believe in Tom. I trust Tom.
I believe in ***. I think *** exists.
I believe that it is raining. I think this is a correct fact.
Best wishes, Clive
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Oh, the third one helps me a lot. Actually I'm reading something similar and when I asked this question I didn't know it would be 'think *** exists'. Thanks a lot!
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I think to stay consistent, you should use the term "believe in" the same way when referring to *** or Tom. The only way this would make sense is if "believe in" were used as follows:
I believe in Tom. I trust Tom.
I believe in ***. I trust ***.
It would not make much sense if you said, "I believe in Tom. I think Tom exists" So it makes just as much sense to say "I believe in ***. I th
I believe in Tom. I trust Tom.
I believe in ***. I trust ***.
It would not make much sense if you said, "I believe in Tom. I think Tom exists" So it makes just as much sense to say "I believe in ***. I th
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Anonymous think to stay consistent, you should use the term "believe in" the same way when referring to *** or Tom. The only way this would make sense is if "believe in" were used as follows:I believe in Tom. I trust Tom.I believe in ***. I trust ***.Clive was not talking about what he thought people should do to be consistent; he was telling us, correctly, h
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No, Clive seemed to be referring to dictionaries, when he said, "I don't want to repeat all the meanings in the dictionary, but here are a few." In that list, there seemed to be a contradiction. I was just pointing out that contradiction. Now, if Clive had said something along the line of, "This is the way most people use the terms". I would have agreed with you, and not have commented on the subj
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There is no contradiction. We use words in different ways in different situations.
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Yes, which makes it very difficult, to answer the original question: "What's the difference between 'believe' and 'believe in'?".
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At least, somewhere along the line, I seem to have helped ESLBeginner a bit, so all is not totally lost.
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To Believe: to acknowledge the existence of a parachutes.
Believe in: I acknowledge the existence of parachutes and the good things it can do for me.
Believe ON: I not only acknowledge the existence of parachutes and the good things it can do; I place my trust and faith unto the parachute to save me when I jump out of planes.
You see BELIEVE ON is truly th
Believe in: I acknowledge the existence of parachutes and the good things it can do for me.
Believe ON: I not only acknowledge the existence of parachutes and the good things it can do; I place my trust and faith unto the parachute to save me when I jump out of planes.
You see BELIEVE ON is truly th
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