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believes one's eyes

believes one's eyes is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 believes one's eyes

What is believes one's eyes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Believes one's eyes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of believe one's eyes.

Words near believes one's eyes in the dictionary

  1. believerhood
  2. believers
  3. believes
  4. believes in
  5. believes one's ears
  6. believes one's eyes
  7. believest
  8. believeth
  9. believin'
  10. believing
  11. believing in

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