believe

Naija

Alternative forms

• biliv

Etymology

From: English believe

Pronunciation

• bìlív

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Noun

Na sey person mind dey strong sey someting na true.

• I believe am. Na im believe save am.  — (Egbokhare_2021, I believe him/her. It was his/her belief that saved him/her.)
• Na believe go kill holy holy.  — (NSC_Abonyi_2021, Being sanctimonious can be disastrous for a devout.)

Translations

• English: faith, belief

Verb

Intransitive Verb

Sey person mind dey strong sey someting na true.

• Na wetin I believe.  — (WAZA_10_Bluetooth-Lifestory_MG__110, That’s what I believe.)
• Can you see, can you believe?  — (LAG_39_Recording-Wahala_T__96, Can you see? Can you believe?)

Serial Verb

• Wetin fit make us believe sey David and Goliath story for Bible na true?  — (jw__41983, Why should we believe that the biblical story about David and Goliath is factual?)
• Wetin pipo wey no believe go tok no dey shame me again.  — (bbc__3457, What rumourmongers will say would not make ashamed anymore.)

Translations

• English: to believe