believe in

phrasal verb

believed in; believing in; believes in

1

: to have faith or confidence in the existence of (something)

Do you believe in ghosts?

2

: to have trust in the goodness or value of (something)

She believes in (the value of) regular exercise.

I believe in working hard to achieve success.

She doesn't believe in using pesticides.

3

: to have trust in the goodness or ability of (someone)

Despite his problems, his parents still believe in him.

Examples of believe in in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Wright gives a lot of credit to Bears defensive backs coach Al Harris, who believed in him going back to their time together in Dallas in from 2021 to 2023. —Matt Zahn, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025

Long before the company became synonymous with the AI boom, Huang kept steering it toward ideas that few people understood and even fewer believed in. —Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2025

Someone could inspire you to dream bigger, love harder or simply believe in the potential of this love story. —Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025

And yet a remarkable aspect of his remarkable decade in politics has been his ability to persuade millions of Americans to believe in even his most egregious acts of misrepresentation. —Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for believe in

• breakeven
• genevan
• uneven
• even
• steven