believe it or not

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believe it or not

adverb

  1. idiomatic This may be surprising, but it's true. We're, believe it or not, in love with each other.

    Similar: believe or not, surprisingly

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adv This may be surprising, but it's true

Españollo creas o no, aunque usted no lo crea
日本語信じようも信じまいと shinjiyō mo shinjimai to, 信じられないかもしれませんが shinjirarenai ka mo shiremasen ga
中文信不信由你
Portuguêsacredite ou não, acredite se quiser
Françaiscroyez-le ou non
Deutschsage und schreibe
العربيةصدق أو لا تصدق

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@misc{believe_it_or_not_2026,
  title = {believe it or not},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/believe%20it%20or%20not},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}