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believing

Today it means: The act or process of having faith, trust, or confidence in. Full definition →

Middle English bilevyng ← Old English *belēfende

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believing · verb¹

Old English · inherited from*belēfende
Middle English · inherited frombilevyng
English todaybelieving

From Middle English bilevyng, belevand, bileveand, belefand, from Old English *belēfende, ġelīfende, ġelȳfende. Equivalent to believe + -ing.

believing · noun²

Middle English · inherited frombilevinge
English todaybelieving

From Middle English bilevinge, belewynge, equivalent to believe + -ing.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.