UNIT 11 I believe

believe

bɪˈliːv/

verb

verb: believe; 3rd person present: believes; past tense: believed; past participle:believed; gerund or present participle: believing

1. 1.

   accept that (something) is true

   "the superintendent believed Lancaster's story"

   • accept the statement of (someone) as true.

     "he didn't believe her"
   • have religious faith.

     "there are those on the fringes of the Church who do not really believe"
   • feel sure that (someone) is capable of doing something.

     "I wouldn't have believed it of Lavinia—what an extraordinary woman!"
2. 2.

   hold (something) as an opinion; think.

   "I believe we've already met"

   synonyms:

   think, be of the opinion that, think it likely that, have an idea that,imagine, feel, have a feeling, hold, maintain, suspect, suppose,assume, presume, conjecture, surmise, postulate that, theorize that,conclude, come to the conclusion that, deduce; More

   antonyms:

   doubt

I believe I canspeak English very well
I believe I can learn new words
I believe I can help you
I believe I can look after my grand daughter
I believe I can be happy / live happily
I believe I can have good friends
I believe I can ride a horse
I believe I can play the guitar
I believe I can make great wooden things
(I believe he can ...) 

I believe I can make a rocking horse
I believe I can learn English very well
I believe I can have a wonderful holiday this year
I believe I can find a good movie on TV ;)
I believe I can run in the mornings
I believe I can make a great chocolate cake!
I believe I can play tennis (every week!)
I believe I can decorate my flat!
With God's help, I'm going to do it!
...so God help me 

HW 5 sentences
I can't ______ very well, but I believe I can ____
e.g. I can't speak English well, but I believe I can understand it.

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