Meanings
verbbelieve one's ears (third-person singular simple present believes one's ears, present participle believing one's ears, simple past and past participle believed one's ears)
present singular third person believes one's ears · participle present believing one's ears · participle past believed one's ears · past believed one's ears
- idiomaticTo believe that something which one hears is truly the case.
Translations
Dutch zijn oren geloven
- zijn oren gelovento believe that something which one hears is truly the case
Finnish uskoa korviaan
- uskoa korviaanto believe that something which one hears is truly the case
French en croire ses oreilles
- en croire ses oreillesto believe that something which one hears is truly the case
Hungarian hisz a fülének
- hisz a fülénekto believe that something which one hears is truly the case
Polish wierzyć własnym uszom
- wierzyć własnym uszomto believe that something which one hears is truly the case
Spanish dar crédito
- dar créditoto believe that something which one hears is truly the case
Cite this entry
APA
believe one's ears. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/believe%20one's%20ears
MLA
“believe one's ears.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/believe%20one's%20ears. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “believe one's ears,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/believe%20one's%20ears.
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