believe in

believe in
(to accept the existence or recognize the value of (something): Do you believe in ghosts?; He believes in capital punishment.) glauben an
* * *
vi +prep obj
1) God, ghosts glauben an (+acc)
2) (= have trust in) promises glauben an (+acc); method also Vertrauen haben zu

to believe in oneself —

the boss/his mother still believes in him — der Chef/seine Mutter glaubt immer noch an ihn

please believe in me — bitte haben Sie Vertrauen zu mir

he doesn't believe in medicine/doctors — er hält nicht viel von Medikamenten/Ärzten

3)

(= support idea of) to believe in sth — (prinzipiell) für etw sein

he believes in getting up early — er ist überzeugter Frühaufsteher

he believes in giving people a second chance — er gibt prinzipiell jedem noch einmal eine Chance

I don't believe in compromises — ich halte nichts von Kompromissen, ich bin gegen Kompromisse


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