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believed one's eyes

believed one's eyes is the simple past and past participle of believe one's eyes.

Meaning of believe one's eyes

Verb

believe one's eyes (third-person singular simple present believes one's eyes, present participle believing one's eyes, simple past and past participle believed one's eyes)

  1. (idiomatic) To believe that something which one directly sees is truly the case.
    • [H]e could scarcely believe his eyes as she appeared on the floor unsurpassed in beauty and grace, her favor sought by all. Was that the simple girl who […] had leaned against his shoulder?1884, Edward Payson Roe, chapter 59, in Nature's Serial Story

Questions about believed one's eyes

What is believed one's eyes the simple past and past participle of?
Believed one's eyes is the simple past and past participle of believe one's eyes.

Words near believed one's eyes in the dictionary

  1. believeable
  2. believeableness
  3. believed
  4. believed in
  5. believed one's ears
  6. believed one's eyes
  7. believedst
  8. believer
  9. believerdom
  10. believerhood
  11. believers

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