Phrasal Verbs
to feel certain that someone or something exists Do you believe in God?
to feel that you can trust someone and/or that they will be successful They need a leader they can believe in. I never thought I could make it as an actor, but my parents always believed in me. Thesaurustrust
- depend on somebody/something
- rely on somebody/something
- count on somebody/something
- believe in somebody
- trust to believe that someone is good, honest, sincere, etc. and that they will do what you expect of them or do the right thing; to believe that something is true or correct:You can trust me not to tell anyone. Don't trust what you read in the newspapers!
- depend on/upon somebody/something (often used with can/cannot/could/could not) to trust someone or something to do what you expect or want, to do the right thing, or to be true or correct:He was the sort of person you could depend on. I can't depend on my own strength ever since I got sick.
- rely on/upon somebody/something (used especially with can/cannot/could/could not and should/should not) to trust someone or something to do what you expect or want, or to be honest, correct, or good enough:Can I rely on you to keep this secret? You can't rely on any data you get from them.
- You can trust someone's judgment or advice, but not their support. You can depend on someone's support, judgment, or advice. Rely on/upon somebody/something is used especially with you can/could or you should to give advice or a promise:I don't really rely on his judgment. You can't really rely on his judgment.
- count on somebody/something (often used with can/cannot/could/could not) to be sure that someone will do what you need them to do, or that something will happen as you want it to happen:I'm counting on you to help me. We can't count on the weather.
- believe in somebody to feel that you can trust someone and/or that they will be successful:They need a leader they can believe in.
- to trust/depend on/rely on/count on somebody/something to do something
- to trust/believe in somebody/something
- to trust/depend on/rely on/count on somebody's advice/judgment
- to depend on/rely on/count on somebody's support
- to trust/depend on/rely on/believe in somebody/something completely
to think that something is good, right, or acceptable I don't believe in hitting children. Do you believe in capital punishment?