believest

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A form of believe — To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing).

OriginEnglish believe ← Middle English bileven ← Old English belīefan →
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Meanings

verb
  1. archaicindicativepresentsecond personsingularsecond-person singular simple present indicative of believe

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁pi
  5. Proto-Germanic*bi
  6. Proto-Germanic*bi-
  7. Proto-West Germanic*bi-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewbʰ-
  9. Proto-Germanic*laubō
  10. Proto-Germanic*laubijaną
  11. Proto-West Germanic*laubijan
  12. Proto-West Germanic*bilaubijan
  13. Old Englishbelīefan
  14. Middle Englishbileven
  15. Englishbelieve
  16. Englishbelievest

From believe + -est.

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APA

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MLA

“believest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/believest. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “believest,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/believest.

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