BION

believe it or not

(you may) choose to accept something as true or not; it may seem amazing but it's true. It's late, but believe it or not, I just got home from work. I'm over fifty years old, believe it or not.

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believe it or not

(spoken)

this is surprising but true She's back in college and, believe it or not, she's planning to get a degree in philosophy!

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believe it or not

It's true, whether or not you agree, as in Believe it or not, I finally finished painting the house. Originating in the 1800s, this phrase gained currency as the title of a cartoon series begun in 1918 by Robert Ripley and continuing to run in American newspapers long after his death in 1949. Each drawing presented a strange but supposedly true phenomenon, such as a two-headed chicken.

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Believe it or not

and BION

sent. & comp. abb. That’s the story; you can choose to believe it or not believe it. That’s what really happened, Believe it or not. I’m l8t! BION.

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BION

verb

See Believe it or not

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Eva	E-vah (Spanish, Italian, Danish), EE-və (English), E-fah (German), AY-vah (Dutch)	Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, English, Czech, Slovak, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ice
Brooklynn	BRUWK-lin	English (Modern)
Nicoline	-	French, Dutch
Peachey	['pi:tʃi]
Romaine	ro-MEN (French), ro-MAYN (English)	French, English
Murdoch	-	Irish