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glauben

believe

Meaning of glauben

think that something is true

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German/ˈɡlaʊ̯bən/
Russian transcription[ˈvʲerʲɪtʲ]
believe
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glauben with Russian translation

glauben usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇩🇪German

Я тебе верю.

Ich glaube dir.

🇷🇺Russian🇩🇪German

Ты веришь этой истории?

Glaubst du die Geschichte?

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glaubenверить
kochenготовить
sich ändernменять
bindenзавязывать
folgenследовать
entfernenубирать
sich anfühlenощущаться

glauben synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between glauben / meinen / vermuten / annehmen / vertrauen / glauben schenken

M
🇩🇪German
meinen

Means “to think/consider” or “to mean”; it often expresses a personal opinion rather than a belief.

A1Very Often
V
🇩🇪German
vermuten

Means “to assume/suspect”; used when there is no full certainty, only a guess.

A1Often
A
🇩🇪German
annehmen

Means “to assume/accept as likely”; a neutral word for a conclusion without exact knowledge.

A1Often
V
🇩🇪German
vertrauen

Means “to trust”; it is about confidence in a person, words, or a situation, not about an opinion.

A1Very Often
G
🇩🇪German
glauben schenken

Idiomatic expression meaning “to believe/credit someone”; it emphasizes accepting words or a message as true.

A1Rarely
D
🇩🇪German
denken

Means “to think”; a very general word that can express an opinion, often weaker than “glauben.”

A1Very Often
G
🇩🇪German
glauben an

Means “to believe in”; usually refers to belief in a person, success, justice, God, or an idea.

A1Often
Ü
🇩🇪German
überzeugt sein

Means “to be convinced”; it expresses strong certainty, usually stronger than simple “glauben.”

A1Often

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How to pronounce glauben and what this word means

glauben means believe. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce glauben

/ˈɡlaʊ̯bən/

glauben translation

believe

glauben examples

Ich glaube dir.

glauben transcription

/ˈɡlaʊ̯bən/

Questions about this word

glauben meaning: what does it mean?

denken, dass etwas wahr ist

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glauben is pronounced as /ˈɡlaʊ̯bən/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

glauben definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Ich glaube dir. Translation: Я тебе верю.

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