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trust
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Noun
  • a trustful relationship
    • he took me into his confidence
    • he betrayed their trust
  • complete confidence in a person or plan etc
    • he cherished the faith of a good woman
    • the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust
  • a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service
    • they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly
  • the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others
    • the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity
  • certainty based on past experience
    • he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists
    • he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun
  • something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
    • he is the beneficiary of a generous trust set up by his father
Verb
  • extend credit to; I won't pay her debts anymore"
    • don't trust my ex-wife
  • confer a trust upon
    • The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret
    • I commit my soul to God
  • expect and wish
    • I trust you will behave better from now on
    • I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise
  • be confident about something
    • I believe that he will come back from the war
  • allow without fear
  • have confidence or faith in
    • We can trust in God
    • Rely on your friends
    • bank on your good education
    • I swear by my grandmother's recipes
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