Lemma 1credo, credere, credidi, creditus
verb
- to trust, entrust; to commit/consign; to believe, trust in, rely on, confide; to suppose; sureMorphology
present indicative active 1st singularcred + o · regular
Lewis & Short
crēdo, dĭdi, dĭtum, 3, [ crat, crad, trust, and dha-; 2. do]pres. creduam; credier.
Orig. belonging to the lang. of business, to give as a loan, to loan, lend, make or loan to any one: (vilicus) injussu domini credat nemini; and — Hence.
crēdĭtum, i, , a loan.
beyond the circle of business (very in every period and species of composition).
With the prevailing idea of intended protection, to commit or consign something to one for preservation, protection, , to intrust to one, = committo, commendo ( concredo): (credere est servandum commendare, ); so, (for which, concredere); , § 14: vitam ac fortunas meas, Lucil. — , with in and
With the prevailing idea of bestowing confidence, to trust to or confide in a person or thing, to have confidence in, to trust.
With — in
, with in and of pers., to believe in, trust in ( )
To trust one in his declarations, assertions, , to give him credence, to believe.
Mihi crede, believe me, confide in my words, upon my word, an expression of confirmation; mihi credite — In the same sense (but more rare in Cic.)
Credor in poets several times equivalent to creditur mihi; in
Sibi, to believe one's self, trust one's own convictions, be fully convinced: non satis sibi ipsi credebant.
With simple reference to the object mentioned or asserted, to believe a thing, hold or admit as true: velim te id quod verum est credere, Lucil. ; credo et verum est, Afer — —
= opinor, arbitror, to be of opinion, to think, believe, suppose.
With — , prooem. § 24.
With and (so most ): caelo tonantem credidimus Jovem Regnare. — — — in the credito, with and
: credo inserted, like opinor, puto, , and the , as a considerate, polite, or ironical expression of one's opinion, I believe, as I think, I suppose, I dare say,