to believe (past of creid) in Irish

chreid

to believe (past of creid)

verb/çɾʲɛdʲ/

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Chreid mé leis ar dtús.

I believed him at first.A2

Níor chreid sé a fhusacht a bhí sé an fhadhb a réiteach.

He didn't believe how easy it was to solve the problem.B1

(2) Ní bheidh éinne ciontach i gcleacht nea-dhleathach fén alt so má thaisbeánann sé go raibh cúis réasúnta aige chun a chreidiúint gur bhfíor, agus gur chreid sé gur bhfíor, an ráiteas a dhin no d'fhoillsigh sé.

(2) No person shall be guilty of an illegal practise under this section if he shows that he had reasonable grounds for believing, and did believe, the statement made or published by him to be true.C1

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You may also meet these forms of chreid in a sentence.

Base form: chreid
Séimhiú: chhreid
Urú: gchreid

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