creer

See also: Creer and créer

Asturian

Verb

creer

1. Alternative form of creyer

Latin

Verb

creer

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of creō

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin crēdere, from Proto-Italic *krezdō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱred dʰeh₁- (“to place one's heart, i.e. to trust, believe”), compound phrase of oblique case form of *ḱḗr (“heart”) and *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɾeˈeɾ/
• Rhymes: -eɾ

Verb

creer

1. to believe
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 181 (facsimile):

     ⁊ el creeu ſeu conſello

     And he took their advice.

Descendants

• Galician: crer
• Portuguese: crer

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "creer"

Romanian

Noun

creer m (plural creeri)

1. Obsolete form of creier.

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	creer	creerul		creeri	creerii
genitive-dative	creer	creerului		creeri	creerilor
vocative	creerule			creerilor

References

• creer in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish creer, from Latin crēdere, from Proto-Italic *krezðō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱred dʰeh₁- (“to place one's heart, i.e. to trust, believe”), compound phrase of oblique case form of *ḱḗr (“heart”) and *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɾeˈeɾ/ [kɾeˈeɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: cre‧er

Verb

creer (first-person singular present creo, first-person singular preterite creí, past participle creído)

1. (transitive) to believe
2. (transitive) to think, to believe, to reckon, to be of the opinion

   Synonyms: pensar, opinar

   ¿Qué crees?

   What do you think?

   Creo que es mejor así.

   I believe it's better this way.

3. to give credence to

Conjugation

    Conjugation of creer (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			creer
gerund			creyendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		creído		creída
		plural		creídos		creídas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	creo	creestú creésvos	cree	creemos	creéis	creen
	imperfect	creía	creías	creía	creíamos	creíais	creían
	preterite	creí	creíste	creyó	creímos	creísteis	creyeron
	future	creeré	creerás	creerá	creeremos	creeréis	creerán
	conditional	creería	creerías	creería	creeríamos	creeríais	creerían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	crea	creastú creásvos2	crea	creamos	creáis	crean
	imperfect (ra)	creyera	creyeras	creyera	creyéramos	creyerais	creyeran
	imperfect (se)	creyese	creyeses	creyese	creyésemos	creyeseis	creyesen
	future1	creyere	creyeres	creyere	creyéremos	creyereis	creyeren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		creetú creévos	crea	creamos	creed	crean
	negative		no creas	no crea	no creamos	no creáis	no crean

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of creer

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive creer	dative	creerme	creerte	creerle, creerse	creernos	creeros	creerles, creerse
	accusative	creerme	creerte	creerlo, creerla, creerse	creernos	creeros	creerlos, creerlas, creerse
with gerund creyendo	dative	creyéndome	creyéndote	creyéndole, creyéndose	creyéndonos	creyéndoos	creyéndoles, creyéndose
	accusative	creyéndome	creyéndote	creyéndolo, creyéndola, creyéndose	creyéndonos	creyéndoos	creyéndolos, creyéndolas, creyéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative cree	dative	créeme	créete	créele	créenos	not used	créeles
	accusative	créeme	créete	créelo, créela	créenos	not used	créelos, créelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative creé	dative	creeme	creete	creele	creenos	not used	creeles
	accusative	creeme	creete	creelo, creela	creenos	not used	creelos, creelas
with formal second-person singular imperative crea	dative	créame	not used	créale, créase	créanos	not used	créales
	accusative	créame	not used	créalo, créala, créase	créanos	not used	créalos, créalas
with first-person plural imperative creamos	dative	not used	creámoste	creámosle	creámonos	creámoos	creámosles
	accusative	not used	creámoste	creámoslo, creámosla	creámonos	creámoos	creámoslos, creámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative creed	dative	creedme	not used	creedle	creednos	creeos	creedles
	accusative	creedme	not used	creedlo, creedla	creednos	creeos	creedlos, creedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative crean	dative	créanme	not used	créanle	créannos	not used	créanles, créanse
	accusative	créanme	not used	créanlo, créanla	créannos	not used	créanlos, créanlas, créanse

Related terms

• acreer
• credibilidad
• crédito
• creedor
• creencia
• creíble
• creído
• creyente
• descreer
• no creas
• no te creas
• ya lo creo (“indeed, you bet, you better believe it, you can say that again”)

 

Further reading

• “creer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10