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believing one's eyes

believing one's eyes is the present participle and gerund 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 believing one's eyes

What is believing one's eyes the present participle and gerund of?
Believing one's eyes is the present participle and gerund of believe one's eyes.

Words near believing one's eyes in the dictionary

  1. believin'
  2. believing
  3. believing in
  4. believing is seeing
  5. believing one's ears
  6. believing one's eyes
  7. believingly
  8. believings
  9. belight
  10. belike
  11. beliked

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