Collocations for believe - verb

firmly, really, seriously (only used with negatives), sincerely
He firmly believed that he was right. | No one seriously believes that this war will happen.

mistakenly

can''t/cannot, could not
I couldn''t believe what I was hearing.

be hard to
It''s hard to believe that this campaign has been going on for ten years.

give sb to
The boss gave me to believe that we would all get a pay rise.

have reason to
We have reason to believe that the escaped prisoner may be hiding in this house.

be inclined to
I''m inclined to believe you.

lead sb to
The advertisement led us to believe that all prices had been cut.

can/could hardly/scarcely believe sth, not believe a word of sth
I didn''t believe a word of what he said.