не верил

didn't believe

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didn't believe A masculine past-tense form; the person being believed is usually expressed with a dative pronoun, such as ему (him) or тебе (you).
RU: Я не верил ему.
EN: I didn't believe him.

Я им не верил.

I didn't believe them.

Я вам сначала не верил.

At first, I didn't believe you.

Никто мне не верил.

Nobody believed me.

Я ему вообще не верил.

I didn't believe him at all.

А ты не верил.

And you didn't believe it.

— Пиноккио (2019)

Я никогда ему не верил.

I never believed him.

Никто им не верил.

Nobody believed them.

Сначала я тебе не верил.

At first, I didn't believe you.

Сами не верил в привидения.

Sami himself didn't believe in ghosts.

Я тебе сначала не верил.

At first, I didn't believe you.

Ты говорила, чтоб я тебе не верил.

You told me not to believe you.

— Нашествие варваров (2003)

Никто ей не верил.

Nobody believed her.

Я никогда тебе не верил.

I never believed you.

— Грозовой перевал (2026)