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believe it or not

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Definition of believe it or not

—used to suggest that the listener will be surprised
  • His latest movie, believe it or not, is a romantic comedy about a group of lawyers.

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believe play

  1. : to consider to be true or honest

  2. : to accept the word or evidence of

  3. : to hold as an opinion : suppose

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