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Difference between 'believe' and 'believe in'



 
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Difference between 'believe' and 'believe in' #1 (permalink) Fri Jun 17, 2005 8:36 am   Difference between 'believe' and 'believe in'
 

Test No. incompl/inter-28 "The Hare and the Tortoise", question 8

When he woke up, he couldn't ......... his eyes because there was the tortoise crossing the finishing line.

(a) understand
(b) believe
(c) comprehend
(d) folow

Test No. incompl/inter-28 "The Hare and the Tortoise", answer 8

When he woke up, he couldn't believe his eyes because there was the tortoise crossing the finishing line.

Correct answer: (b) believe

Your answer was: incorrect
When he woke up, he couldn't folow his eyes because there was the tortoise crossing the finishing line.
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i think : believe + in . do you think so
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Difference between 'believe' and 'believe in' #2 (permalink) Fri Jun 17, 2005 10:20 am   Difference between 'believe' and 'believe in'
 

What you need here is he couldn't believe his eyes. To believe in something or somebody means to have faith in them or in it and this requires a long term relationship. To believe + object describes a more concrete situation, usually it's a single action as in our sentence.
For example, you can say I believe in miracles which means you think that in general it is possible that miracles happen.
If your friend calls you tomorrow announcoing I've just won 3 million dollars in the lottery! you simply might reply I don't believe you which means you don't think that this particular statement of his is true.
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