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what's different between "trust" and "believe"?

Asked by Catherine on 02:58, 03/09/2008 - 465 views
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Here are some examples to show the differences:
-- I trust you, so I will loan you $10. (Trusting in someone means I assume they will do the right thing. In this case, I assume you will pay it back my $10.)
-- I believe you when you say you’ll pay me back, so I will loan you $10. (Believing someone means assuming that they are telling the truth.) You might not trust someone, but you might believe something they say.

-- I believe in you, so I know you’ll succeed at school. (Believing in someone means you assume they have the skills or talent or ability to accomplish what they want to accomplish.)
-- I believe in ghosts, so I’m afraid of the dark. (Believing in something supernatural means you think that it is real.)
-- I believe in god, so I go to church. (Believing in something religious that cannot be proven means you have religious faith in this thing.)

In spoken English, “trust” is sometimes used to ask a question when you assume the answer is “yes” (you would not use “I believe” in these cases).
-- I trust you’re enjoying your visit to this country? (This means the same as “I’m assuming that you’re enjoying your visit?” but it is more delicate a way to ask.)
-- I trust you slept well? (This means “I assume that you slept well, and I’m hoping that it is true” but it is more delicate a way to ask.)

In spoken English, “believe” is sometimes used to ask a question when you think there is a possibility that it is not true, but you think it is probably true.
-- I believe we’ve met before. (I think we met before, but I’m not 100% sure)
-- I believe that my name is on your list. (My name should be on your list but there is a chance it is not.)
-- I believe we have a reservation for 7pm.

In business settings, you can use “I believe” to soften an argument or to be more polite (you would not use “I trust” in these cases):
-- I believe the decision was to cancel this project.
-- I believe we need to settle the outstanding bill.
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I did not understand the meaning of the question, well
but I think that confidence is the belief that you can behave in a certain position correctly
'The confidence is the belief in the soul and strength and enable them
''Is the belief in its aims and its rights, capabilities and potential, self-belief '
Then what do you mean by this
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That was an interesting question!
And in order to answer it i had to look up the dictionary; so i copy:

believe : accept (something) as true

trust : firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something


If i think about it too much those two words appear as synonyms. Somehow both meanings are converging to faith.
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trust is more of a personal feeling, belief is more based on fACTS.?
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These are related concepts I agree. I used to have trouble in Chinese with the below words.
Trust ~= 信任
Believe ~= 相信
But the difference is very close to the difference between those two words in Chinese. And used almost exactly the same way in English.
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In chinese i think its write it like that:
believe,faith都含有"相信"的意思。
trust 相信,信任,信赖
In the structure believe = be lie ve (contain lie) just for fun
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Dear your Question what diffrent Between "Trust" and "Believe"
so I Agree this Question my Answer so short and simple plz anderstood it.
Example - we are "Trust" wife's Reletions But gril Friend Reletions on stablished Believe
how answer rewert me.
take care all friend.
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you have to believe to thrust...
you can not thrust without believe !

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