The words believe and belief are often confused by writers. In this article, we explain the difference between them.
Believe means to accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing) when used as a verb.
Belief means mental acceptance of a claim as likely true when used as a noun.
A good way to remember the difference is BelieVe is a Verb.
Out of the two words, 'believe' is the most common. It appears about two times more frequently than 'belief'.
The Difference Between Believe vs Belief
It's easy to confuse the noun and verb forms of a word because they are similar. One example are the words believe and belief.
Believe is a verb. It means "to accept something is true, have faith in."
Belief is the noun form of this verb. It is the thing that you believe. Belief means "the thoughts held by someone that cannot be proven."
What's the right phrase 'I do not believe' or 'I do not belief'?
The right phrase is 'I do not believe'. These phrases are often confused by writers.
Which is right ', I believe ,' or ', I belief'?
The correct expression is ', I believe ,'. These phrases are often confused by writers.
Is the correct phrase 'reason to believe that' or 'reason to belief that'?
The right expression is 'reason to believe that'. These phrases are often confused by writers.
What's the correct phrase 'every reason to believe' or 'every reason to belief'?
The right phrase is 'every reason to believe'. These phrases are often confused by writers.
What's the right phrase 'the belief that the' or 'the believe that the'?
The right expression is 'the belief that the'. These phrases are often confused by writers.
Should I use 'in the belief that' or 'in the believe that'?
The right expression is 'in the belief that'. These phrases are often confused by writers.
Is the expression 'to the belief that' or 'to the believe that'?
The correct expression is 'to the belief that'. These phrases are often confused by writers.
Should I use 'a belief in the' or 'a believe in the'?
The right phrase is 'a belief in the'. These phrases are often confused by writers.
Some synonyms of believe are: trust, suppose, credit, credit, accept.
Some synonyms of belief are: faith, conclusion, assumption, idea, thought
The definitions in this article were adapted from Wiktionary.
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