believe

judge or regard; look upon; judge

“I believe her to be very smart”

be confident about something

“I believe that he will come back from the war”

accept as true; take to be true

“I believed his report”

credit with veracity

“You cannot believe this man”

follow a credo; have a faith; be a believer

“When you hear his sermons, you will be able to believe, too”