believe it or not — Used to introduce a statement that is surprising or hard to accept
Part of speech: INTERJECTION
Definition: Used to introduce a statement that is surprising or hard to accept
Pronunciation (IPA): /bɪˈliːv ɪt ɔːr nɑːt/
Example Sentences
- Believe it or not, my grandmother can still do backflips at 85.
- Believe it or not, I've never seen a single episode of that famous TV series.
- Believe it or not, he learned to speak Korean fluently in just six months.
believe it or not
INTERJECTION[/bɪˈliːv ɪt ɔːr nɑːt/]
Used to introduce a statement that is surprising or hard to accept
💡 Concept
Believe it or not, my grandma just won the city marathon at age eighty.
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/bɪˈliːv ɪt ɔːr nɑːt/
🇬🇧 UK/bɪˈliːv ɪt ɔːr nɒt/
🌳Etymology
🎵Rhyme
notgothotlot
not
got
hot
lot
🔗Collocations
believe it or not, but...
believe it or not, I actually...
believe it or not, this is true
would you believe it or not
believe it or not, even though
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“Believe it or not, my grandmother can still do backflips at 85.”
“Believe it or not, I've never seen a single episode of that famous TV series.”
“Believe it or not, he learned to speak Korean fluently in just six months.”
😄 Fun example
“Believe it or not, my cat can open doors and turn on the TV by itself.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
surprisinglyamazinglyincrediblyastonishinglyremarkably
Antonyms
obviouslynaturallypredictably
Related
hard to believeshocking but trueagainst all oddsstrangely enough
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