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Definition of disbelieve verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

disbelieve

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NAmE//ˌdɪsbɪˈliv//
 
[transitive, intransitive] (not used in the progressive tenses) disbelieve (something)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they disbelieve
 
he / she / it disbelieves
 
past simple disbelieved
 
 
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(formal) to not believe that something is true or that someone is telling the truth Why should I disbelieve her story? Phrasal Verbsdisbelieve in
disbelieving
 
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adjective a disbelieving look/smile/laugh
disbelievingly
 
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adverbSee disbelieve in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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