believing
[bɪ'liv]
a. 任, 仰

1. Seeing is believing.
   见。
2. She gaped at the tall man, not believing that he was her younger brother.
   她嘴看着那，她弟弟。
3. He has fooled a lot of people into believing he is a rich man.
   骗许，富翁。

believing
[ noun ]
the cognitive process that leads to convictions
<noun.cognition>
seeing is believing



Believing \Be*liev"ing\, a.
That believes; having belief. -- {Be*liev"ing*ly}, adv.


Believe \Be*lieve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Believed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Believing}.] [OE. bileven (with pref. be- for AS.
ge-), fr. AS. gel?fan, gel?fan; akin to D. gelooven, OHG.
gilouban, G. glauben, OS. gil?bian, Goth. galaubjan, and
Goth. liubs dear. See {Lief}, a., {Leave}, n.]
To exercise belief in; to credit upon the authority or
testimony of another; to be persuaded of the truth of, upon
evidence furnished by reasons, arguments, and deductions of
the mind, or by circumstances other than personal knowledge;
to regard or accept as true; to place confidence in; to
think; to consider; as, to believe a person, a statement, or
a doctrine.

Our conqueror (whom I now
Of force believe almighty). --Milton.

King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets ? --Acts
xxvi. 27.

Often followed by a dependent clause.
I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. --Acts
viii. 37.

Syn: See {Expect}.