Believe and Require

Believe

Believe verb - To regard as right or true.

Require and believe are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Require" instead a verb "Believe".

Nearby Words: believed, believer

Require

Require verb - To have as a requirement.

Believe and require are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Believe" instead a verb "Require".

Common collocations

people believe people require people
someone believe someone require someone
luck believe luck require luck
time believe time require time
Other words: bit, explanation.

Both words in one sentence

  • You Look Familiar Little Britain and The Catherine Tate Show require the viewer to believe that there are people all over Britain that look just like Matt Lucas, David Walliams and Catherine Tate.
  • And this leads him to believe in a totally ridiculous set of myths which require him to murder his granddaughter with no real hope of reward.
  • Literature / Sienkiewicz Trilogy Normal people require a demonstration to believe that fencing with this is possible.
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