To trust or accept as true or credible
“Your gullibility knows no bounds, as you will believe everything you see or hear.”
(with a personal objective pronoun) To establish someone or something in a certain position
“Her mum had traveled a great geographical distance to give her moral support and help set up her new business.”
To accept or consent, especially by silence or by omitting to object
“To argue otherwise now is to acquiesce in a rhetoric which those of us who accept universal human rights have no choice but to reject as inhumane.”
To give evidence or testimony to the truth or factuality of
“Written records confirm the existence of long-distance traders during the late seventeenth century.”
To signify or convey an object or idea
“The refrigerator is almost empty, which will mean I have to go shopping for groceries again.”
To think or suppose
“I fancy that the earth isn't quite as flat as you imagine it to be.”
To expect or foresee the future occurrence of something
“Over the coming months, I anticipate that our company will be adding dozens of new jobs in key areas.”
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