How do you pronounce believing?

The recorded pronunciation is /bɪˈli.vɪŋ/.

Where does believing come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

believing

/bɪˈli.vɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.15 in modern English

Syllables: be-liev-ing
IPA: /bɪˈli.vɪŋ/

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Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of believe

noun

The act or process of having faith, trust, or confidence in.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Belief.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Some believings are believings with simple certainty; others are more or less uncertain; still others are believings with a reassured certainty, perhaps after a time during which they were uncertain."

Etymology

From Middle English bilevyng, belevand, bileveand, belefand, from Old English *belēfende, ġelīfende, ġelȳfende. Equivalent to believe + -ing.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: bilevyng, *belēfende, bilevinge

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /bɪˈli.vɪŋ/
British English: /bɪˈliː.vɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

believings (plural)

Derived Forms

unbelieving

Phrases

seeing is believing believing is seeing

Rhymes With

leaving receiving achieving weaving grieving relieving deceiving self-deceiving retrieving heaving perceiving conceiving