transitive verb
1a : to consider to be true or honest
b : to accept the word or evidence of
2 : to hold as an opinion
intransitive verb
1a : to accept something as true, genuine, or real
b : to have a firm or wholehearted religious conviction or persuasion : to regard the existence of God as a fact
2 : to have a firm conviction as to the goodness, efficacy, or ability of something
3 : to hold an opinion
- Merriam-Webster