Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

believe you me

/bɪˈliv ju ˈmi/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.45 in modern English

Syllables: be-lieve you me
IPA: /bɪˈliv ju ˈmi/

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

An emphatic form of believe me: you (the subject) had better believe me (the speaker).

Example Sentences

"Well, sir, believe you me, I'll give that lassy as good a strapping as ever she got when she comes back."
"But many a time, believe you me, I bought a rabbit from you, when I could put something else in the pot..."
"That's change, if you like to call it so. But the heart of things is just the same. Balzac stands for Paris, believe you me."
"But, Sandy lad, believe you me, I loe ye like a brither!"
""Believe you me," said Meldon, " she'll know how to manage him.""
"Believe you me, if the people in this country think they’re going to be cheated, they’re going to be betrayed, then we will see political anger the likes of which none of us in our lifetimes have ever witnessed in this country."

Etymology

Derived from an archaic English sentence structure. Compare I kid you not.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /bɪˈliv ju ˈmi/
British English: /bɪˈliːv juː ˈmiː/

Questions

How do you pronounce believe you me?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɪˈliv ju ˈmi/.
What does believe you me mean?: An emphatic form of believe me: you (the subject) had better believe me (the speaker).
Where does believe you me come from?: Derived from an archaic English sentence structure. Compare I kid you not.

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