Idioms:
believe (one's) ears
To trust what one has heard.believe (one's) eyes
To trust what one has seen.1. To accept as true or real: Do you believe the news stories?
2. To credit with veracity: I believe you.
3. To expect or suppose; think: I believe they will arrive shortly.
v.intr.
1. To have firm faith, especially religious faith.
2. To have faith, confidence, or trust: I believe in your ability to solve the problem.
3. To have confidence in the truth or value of something: We believe in free speech.
4. To have an opinion; think: They have already left, I believe.
v. -lieved, -liev•ing. v.i.
1. to have confidence in the truth, existence, reliability, or value of something.
2. to have religious faith.
be·lieve (bĭ-lēv′)
v. be·lieved, be·liev·ing, be·lieves