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croire.

to believe (someone)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/kʁwaʁ//kʁwɑʁ/

  1. to believe (someone)

    transitive
    Il jure qu'il dit la vérité. Je ne le crois pas.
    Je crois que c'est vrai.

  2. to believe, to accept as true

    croire à quelque chose
    Les français croient à l'amour.

  3. to believe, to have faith

    croire en quelqu'un, en quelque chose
    Oui, je crois en Dieu.

  4. to think of oneself as, to consider oneself

    often · reflexive
    Il se croit parfait.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French creire, croire, from Latin crēdere. Cognates with Norman creire, Gallo craire, Picard croère, Bourguignon croire, Franco-Provençal crêre, Occitan creire, créser, Corsican credè.

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