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1 not
[not]1) ((often abbreviated to n't) a word used for denying, forbidding, refusing, or expressing the opposite of something: I did not see him; I didn't see him; He isn't here; Isn't he coming?; They told me not to go; Not a single person came to the party; We're going to London, not Paris; That's not true!) ne2) (used with certain verbs such as hope, seem, believe, expect and also with be afraid: `Have you got much money?' `I'm afraid not'; `Is he going to fail his exam?' `I hope not'.) ne•* * *[nɔt]adverbnenot to be thought of — izključeno, ni mislitislang not half — zelo, in še kako; ni govora!not on your life — nikakor, za nič na svetunot but what ( —ali that) — čeprav, vseeno -
2 such
1. adjective1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) takšen2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) takšen3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) takšen; tako4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) takšen; tako2. pronoun(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) tisti, ki; kot tak- suchlike- such-and-such
- such as it is* * *[sʌč]1.adjectivetakšen, tak; (pred pridevnikom) takó; podoben; (za samostalnikom v množini) kot (as na primer); tako velik, zelo velik, izreden; juridically zgoraj navedeni, omenjenisuch as — takšen kot, tak kotsuch a(n) one obsolete tak in tak, nekdo, nekiMr. such and such — g. Ta in Tasuch being the case — ker je stvar tako, ker je takósuch a day! — kakšen dan!no such thing — nič takega, ni govora o temhe said he had lost his way, or some such thing — rekel je, da je bil zašel, ali nekaj takegano such thing as a room was to be had in the whole town — v celem mestu ni bilo mogoče najti eno samo sobodo you think she will believe you? no such thing! — mislite, da vam bo verjela? Kje pa! (Kaj še! Ni govora o tem!)such master, such servant — kakršen gospodar, takšen sluga;2.adverbtakósuch a nice day — tako lep dan;3.pronountakšen, neki takšencolloquially isti; commerce & vulgar zgoraj omenjeni; archaic & poetically such as — tisti, ki; kdor; vsiand such (like) — in takšni, podobnisuch as believe that are mistaken — tisti, ki to verjamejo, se varajo (motijo)he is a fool, but I am not such — on je bedak, jaz pa nisemI have a car I can lend you, such as it is — imam avto, ki vam ga lahko posodim, kaj prida pa ni -
3 make
[meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) narediti2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) pripraviti koga do česa3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) narediti4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) zaslužiti5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) znašati6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) postati7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) oceniti8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) imenovati9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?)2. noun(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) znamka- maker- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to* * *I [méik]noundelo, izdelovanje; economy izdelek, fabrikat, proizvod, (tovarniška) znamka; kroj, fasona; technical vrsta, oblika, tip, proizvodnja; postava, stas; zgradba (zgodbe); electrical spoj, kontakt; napoved aduta (bridge), mešanje kartof best English make — najboljše angl. kvaliteteelectrical to be at make — biti spojenslang to be on the make — biti na lovu za denarjem, za dobičkom; vzpenjati se (družbeno)British English nautical make and mend — prost čas za mornarjeII [méik]1.transitive verbdelati, napraviti; izdelati, izdelovati (from, of, out, of iz); predelati, predelovati, tvoriti, oblikovati (to, into v); pripraviti (kavo, čaj); uvesti (pravila, zakone), sestaviti, spisati (pesem); zbrati (glasove); ustvariti; figuratively napraviti kaj iz koga (to make a doctor of s.o.); povzročiti, prinašati (zadovoljstvo); pokazati se, postaviti, biti ( she ŋs him a good wife); znesti, znašati; imenovati za ( he was made a general); (z nedoločnikom brez "to" v aktivu, s "to" v pasivu) pripraviti koga do česa (they made him talk, he was made to talk); meniti, misliti, predstavljati si ( what do you make of it); colloquially imeti koga za kaj ( I make him an honest man); zaslužiti, ustvariti dobiček; doseči (hitrost), premeriti (pot); slang zapeljati, posiliti; prispeti (ladja v pristanišče), doseči; nautical zagledati (kopno); British English jesti; imeti (govor); mešati karte; electrical spojiti American slang identificirati koga;2.intransitive verbnameniti se, poskusiti, napotiti se, peljati (pot) razprostirati se, teči (reka) (to); nastopiti (plima), naraščati (voda); figuratively povzročiti, pripeljati doto make allowance for — upoštevati, biti uvidevento make amends for — odškodovati, oddolžiti se za kajto make as if ( —ali as though) — pretvarjati se, hlinitias you make your bed so you must lie upon it — kakor boš postlal, tako bož ležalto make believe — pretvarjati se, hlinitito make a bid for — truditi se za, potegovati se za kajto make bold — drzniti si, upati sito make no bones about — povedati odkrito brez strahu, požvižgati se na kajto make or break s.o. — pripeljati koga do uspeha ali polomato make a clean breast of — priznati, olajšati si srceto make the best of — izkoristiti kar najbolje, napraviti kar se le da, sprijazniti se s čimto make clear — objasniti, razložitito make the door upon s.o. — zapreti komu vratato make a difference to — biti važno, spremeniti stvarto make both ends meet — shajati s svojimi sredstvi, prilagoditi izdatke dohodkomto make eyes at — spogledovati se, zaljubljeno koga gledatito make excuses — opravičevati se, izgovarjati se, izvijati seto make an exhibition of o.s. — spozabiti seto make a fool of o.s. — biti za norcato make a fool of s.o. — imeti koga za norcato make free with — brez zadrege uporabljati, razpolagati s čimto make fun ( —ali game) of — zasmehovati koga, zafrkavatito make s.th. good — povrniti, kriti, nadoknaditito make a hash of — pokvariti, zavozlati (zgodbo)American to make a hit — postati popularento make o.s. at home — biti kakor domaAmerican to make it — uspetinautical to make it so — izvršiti nalogto make it hot for s.o. — naščuvati javnost proti komu, preganjati kogato make things humorously gladko izpeljati (da teče kot po maslu)to make known — sporočiti, objavitito make land — zagledati kopno, pripluti v pristaniščeto make light ( —ali little) of — podcenjevati, nalahko jematislang to make like — posnematito make one's own life — živeti svoje življenje, hoditi svojo potto make love to — ljubimkati, spolno občevati s komto make one's mark — napraviti karijero, izkazati seto make merry — hrupno proslavljati, bučno se veselitito make minoemeat of — izpodbiti, popolnoma premagatito make money — dobro zaslužiti, obogatetito make s.o.'s mouth water — vzbuditi zavist ali željoto make move — lotiti se česa, odpraviti se, krenitito make much of — ceniti, pripisovati važnost čemu, imeti od česa veliko koristito make a name for o.s. — napraviti si imeto make a noise in the world — postati slaven, zaslovetito make nothing of — ne razumeti, biti zmedento make of — tolmačiti, razlagati sito make the pace — voditi, diktirati tempoto make passes at — objemati, ljubkovati, dvoritito make one's pile — obogateti, spraviti denar na kupto make a plunge — lotiti se brez pomisleka, visoko stavitinautical to make port — pripluti v pristaniščeto make a point of — vztrajati pri čem, predvsem se potruditito make a practice of — imeti navado, navaditi seto make a racket — biti zelo hrupen, razgrajatito make sail — odpluti, odjadratito make o.s. scarce — izginitito make no secret of — ne prikrivati, odkrito pokazati ali povedatito make shift with — pomagati si, nekako ureditito make s.o. sit up — koga zelo presenetitito make s.o. sore — razjeziti koganautical to make sternway — ritensko pluti, zaostajati, nazadovatito make a stand — zaustaviti se, postaviti se v bran (vojska)to make a clean sweep of — dobro pomesti, vse odstranitito make a touch — sposoditi si, poskušati si sposoditito make hacks for — odpraviti se kam, napotiti seAmerican to make the team — biti sprejet v moštvoto make a trial of — poskusiti, preizkusiti kajto make o.s. understood — jasno se izrazitito make way — utreti si pot, napredovatito make s.o. out of his wits — spraviti koga ob pamet -
4 refuse
I [rə'fju:z] verb1) (not to do what one has been asked, told or is expected to do: He refused to help me; She refused to believe what I said; When I asked him to leave, he refused.) odkloniti2) (not to accept: He refused my offer of help; They refused our invitation; She refused the money.) odkloniti3) (not to give (permission etc): I was refused admittance to the meeting.) zavrniti•- refusalII ['refju:s] noun(rubbish; waste material from eg a kitchen.) odpadki- refuse collection vehicle* * *[rifjú:z]transitive verb & intransitive verbodkloniti, odbiti, zavrniti, odreči; ne hoteti uporabiti; odvreči; odbiti (snubca, ženitno ponudbo), dati "košarico"; upirati se, braniti se, reči ne; (o konju) ne hoteti preskočiti ovire; (o kartah) ne odgovoriti na barvo, ne prinesti izigrane barve; archaic zatajiti (svoje ime)to refuse a candidate (help, an invitation, an offer) — odkloniti kandidata (pomoč, povabilo, ponudbo)I refuse to believe — ne maram verjeti, preprosto ne verjamemhe refused to stay — branil se je, ni hotel ostati -
5 hold
I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) držati2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) držati3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) (za)držati4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) zdržati5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) zadržati6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) držati, vsebovati7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) biti8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) držati se9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) imeti10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) verjeti, imeti (koga za kaj)11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) veljati12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) držati za13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) braniti14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) zadržati nasprotnika15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) pritegniti (pozornost)16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) proslavljati17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) imeti18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) obdržati se19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) počakati pri telefonu20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) držati21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) obdržati22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) prinesti23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) prijem2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) vpliv3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) prijem•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II [həuld] noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) podkrovje* * *I [hóuld]nounnautical podpalubje, ladijsko skladišče; aeronautics prostor za prtljago v letaluII [hóuld]nounprijem, opora; moč, vpliv (on, over, of); American ustavitev, zadrževanje; archaic utrdbato catch ( —ali get, lay, seize, take) hold of s.th. — prijeti kaj, dobitito get hold of s.o. — ujeti koga, zalotiti kogato get hold of o.s. — dobiti se v oblast, obvladati seto get a hold on s.o. — dobiti koga v oblastto have a (firm) hold on s.o. — imeti koga v oblastito keep hold of — čvrsto držati, ne izpustiti iz rokto miss one's hold — zgrešiti, napak prijetiAmerican to put a hold on s.th. — zaustaviti kaj, zadržati kajIII [hóuld]1.transitive verbdržati, obdržati, zadržati; omejiti, zadrževati, ovirati, krotiti; zdržati; sport zadržati nasprotnika; zavezati koga za kaj (to); imeti (npr. sestanek); imeti, posedovati (zemljo, pravice, delnice, službo); imeti koga za kaj (npr. za poštenjaka); proslavljati (praznik); obdržati (smer); prenašati (alkohol); military & figuratively odbraniti, obdržati (položaj); juridically odločiti, odrediti; pritegniti (pozornost); American zadostovati (hrana); American rezervirati, imeti rezervacijo (v hotelu); American prijeti, obdržati v zaporu;2.intransitive verbdržati se, zadržati se, vztrajati (by, to pri, na čem); veljati, obveljati; obstati, prenehati; dogajati se, bitihold! — počakaj, ustavi se!to hold the bag — ostati na cedilu, imeti vso odgovornostto hold a brief for — odobravati, strinjati seto hold in check — imeti koga v šahu, krotitito hold dear — ceniti, čislati, ljubitito hold fast — čvrsto držati, ne izpustitito hold good — veljati, obveljati, izkazati seto hold one's ground ( —ali one's own) — vztrajati, ne popustiti, biti kosto hold s.o. (s.th.) in the hollow of one's hand — imeti koga (kaj) v pestihold hard! — počakaj!, stoj!hold everything! — takoj prenehaj!to hold at nought — omalovaževati, ne cenitito hold one's peace ( —ali tongue) — molčati, držati jezik za zobmito hold a stock — imeti zalogo, imeti na zalogito hold true — veljati, biti resto hold water — prenesti natančen pregled, veljati; biti vodotesenthere is no holding him — ne da se ga zadržati, nezadržen jeneither to hold nor to bind — ki se ga ne da obvladati, neukročen -
6 live
I 1. [liv] verb1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.) živeti2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.) preživeti3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.) stanovati4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.) živeti5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.) preživljati se•- - lived- living 2. noun(the money etc needed to feed and house oneself and keep oneself alive: He earns his living driving a taxi; She makes a good living as an author.) preživljanje- live-in
- live and let live
- live down
- live in
- out
- live on
- live up to
- within living memory
- in living memory II 1. adjective1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.) živ2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?) v živo3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb) aktiven4) (burning: a live coal.) goreč2. adverb((of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place: The competition will be broadcast live.) v živo- lively- liveliness
- livestock
- live wire* * *I [laiv]attributive adjective živ; humorously pravi; goreč, živ (ogenj, cigareta, žerjavica); figuratively živahen, svež, aktiven, energičen, vitalen; aktualen, pereč; colloquially buden; neprižgan (vžigalica), nerazstreljen (granata), oster (naboj); electrical nabit z elektriko (žica); direkten (radio, TV prenos); mechanics gonilen, ki se premika; printing pripravljen za tiskII [liv]1.intransitive verbživeti, trajati, zdržati; preživeti; stanovati, živeti;2.transitive verbpreživljatito live in clover — živeti v obilju, živeti brezskrbnolive and learn! — učiš se vse življenjeto live to o.s. — sam zase živetito live within o.s. — povleči se vase, živeti po svojelive and let live — daj še drugim živeti, živi in pusti še druge živetito live by one's wits — znajti se v življenju, živeti od sleparstvalive wage — mezda, ki komaj zaleže za življenje -
7 trust
1. verb1) (to have confidence or faith; to believe: She trusted (in) him.) zaupati2) (to give (something to someone), believing that it will be used well and responsibly: I can't trust him with my car; I can't trust my car to him.) zaupati3) (to hope or be confident (that): I trust (that) you had / will have a good journey.) upati2. noun1) (belief or confidence in the power, reality, truth, goodness etc of a person or thing: The firm has a great deal of trust in your ability; trust in God.) zaupanje2) (charge or care; responsibility: The child was placed in my trust.) varstvo3) (a task etc given to a person by someone who believes that they will do it, look after it etc well: He holds a position of trust in the firm.) odgovornost4) (arrangement(s) by which something (eg money) is given to a person to use in a particular way, or to keep until a particular time: The money was to be held in trust for his children; ( also adjective) a trust fund) skrbništvo5) (a group of business firms working together: The companies formed a trust.) trust•- trustee- trustworthy
- trustworthiness
- trusty
- trustily
- trustiness* * *I [trʌst]nounzaupanje (in v), trdno upanje; zaupna oseba; kredit; depó, depozit; varstvo, skrbništvo, kuratorstvo; odgovornost, dolžnost skrbnika, kuratorja; obveznost, dolžnost; varovanec; dobrodelna ustanova, fundacija; economy trust, kartel, koncernin trust — v shrambi, deponiranon trust — na kredit; na pošteno besedobreach of trust — zloraba zaupanja, verolomstvoto commit to s.o.'s trust — zaupati komu v varstvoto give trust — odobriti kredit, dati na kreditto hold in trust for — hraniti, upravljati za (koga)to leave s.th. in trust with s.o. — zaupati komu kaj, dati v varstvoto place (to put) one's trust in — zaupati (komu), zanesti se na (koga)to watch over one's trust — paziti na osebo ali stvar, ki nam je zaupanaII [trʌst]transitive verb & intransitive verbverjeti (komu, čemu), zanesti se (in na); zaupati (komu), imeti zaupanje v; dati komu kredit; zaupati, poveriti (komu) (with s.th. kaj); trdno upati, pričakovati, verjeti ( that da), biti prepričan; upati si, tvegatido not trust him with your watch! — ne zaupaj mu svoje ure!trust him to say that! — to je tipično zanj!a man not to be trusted — človek, ki se nanj ne moreš zanestiI trust he is not hurt — upam, da se ni poškodovalto trust o.s. to s.o. — zaupati se komu, zaupno se obrniti na kogacan his word be trusted? — ali lahko zaupamo njegovi besedi?you cannot trust a child in the streets after dark — ne morete brez skrbi pustiti otroka na ulici, ko se začne nočitiI cannot trust you out of my sight — niti za hip vas ne morem izgubiti iz vida (iz bojazni, da ne napravite kake neumnosti) -
8 expect
[ik'spekt]1) (to think of as likely to happen or come: I'm expecting a letter today; We expect her on tomorrow's train.) pričakovati2) (to think or believe (that something will happen): He expects to be home tomorrow; I expect that he will go; `Will she go too?' `I expect so' / `I don't expect so' / `I expect not.') misliti3) (to require: They expect high wages for their professional work; You are expected to tidy your own room.) pričakovati4) (to suppose or assume: I expect (that) you're tired.) domnevati•- expectant
- expectantly
- expectation* * *[ikspékt]transitive verbpričakovati, slutiti, upati, računati na kaj; colloquially misliti, domnevati -
9 innocent
['inəsnt]1) (not guilty (of a crime, misdeed etc): A man should be presumed innocent of a crime until he is proved guilty; They hanged an innocent man.) nedolžen2) ((of an action etc) harmless or without harmful or hidden intentions: innocent games and amusements; an innocent remark.) nedolžen3) (free from, or knowing nothing about, evil etc: an innocent child; You can't be so innocent as to believe what advertisements say!) naiven•- innocence* * *I [ínəsnt]adjective ( innocently adverb)nedolžen, neomadeževan, čist; neškodljiv, preprost, neizumetničen; juridically nedolžen (of), dopusten, legalen, nesumljiv; colloquially bedast, naiveninnocent air — nedolžen obraz, nedolžen videzinnocent goods — nesumljiva roba, nepretihotapljena robacolloquially innocent of — brezII [ínəsnt]nounnedolžnež, nedolžen otročiček; bedak, naivnež, ignorantthe massacre of the innocents — pokol nedolžnih otročičkov v Betlehemu; parliament slang skrajšanje delovnega reda zaradi časovne stiskeInnocents' Day — 28. december, dan nedolžnih otročičkov
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believe a word of it — (not) believe a word of it to not believe that something is true. Have you heard what they re saying about Andrew? I don t believe a word of it … New idioms dictionary
not carry conviction — phrase if someone’s words, actions etc do not carry conviction, you do not believe that they are true or honest Mel put on a smile, but it didn’t carry much conviction. Thesaurus: capable or incapable of persuading someonesynonym Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
believe — /bi li:v/ verb (not in progressive) 1 BE SURE STH IS TRUE (T) to be sure that something is true or that someone is telling the truth: You shouldn t believe everything you read. | believe (that): I can hardly believe he s only 25! | believe sb: I… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
believe — [[t]bɪli͟ːv[/t]] ♦ believes, believing, believed 1) VERB If you believe that something is true, you think that it is true, but you are not sure. [FORMAL] [V that] Experts believe that the coming drought will be extensive... [V that] I believe you … English dictionary
believe — be|lieve [ bı liv ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to think that a fact is true: Astronomers knew the Earth was round, but few people believed it. believe (that): I don t believe that she s ever been to Hong Kong. be widely/generally believed (=be… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
believe */*/*/ — UK [bɪˈliːv] / US [bɪˈlɪv] verb Word forms believe : present tense I/you/we/they believe he/she/it believes present participle believing past tense believed past participle believed 1) a) [transitive] to think that a fact is true Astronomers knew … English dictionary