Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Plural of belief: beliefs or believes?


I found usages of both "beliefs" and "believes" and am confused while using a plural of 'belief'. So, I want to know which is the correct plural of 'belief'? Is it believes or beliefs?



Answer




Actually they are different.




  1. Believe is a verb which is simply used for accepting the truth.



    Example: He believes that all ​children are ​born with ​equal ​intelligence.



    In above example the word "believes" is used as a third-person singular simple present.





  2. Belief is a noun which is generally used for acceptance/confidence in truth, faith or trust.



    Example: I can't do that. It's against my beliefs.



    In above example, the word "beliefs" is used as plural of belief.




So, The difference is:



  • Beliefs is the plural of a noun belief


  • Believes is the use of a verb believe in third-person singular simple present


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