to trust
- verb
- /trʌst/
- I need you to trust me.
- trust others
- hesitant to trust
- learn to trust
And this one is don't trust big food, OK?
- And this one is don't trust big food, OK?
- Do you think the public should trust the CIA and the DEA?
- We should learn how to trust our gut intuition.
- But you can't not, not, not trust nature, right?
- And if people don't trust, then it just raises questions.
- And after that, I don't trust them, Don't trust them.
- And, you know, when I trust people, it means a lot.
- No, I would never trust this without the straps.
- The thing is, I trust him more than anybody.
- And so we trust Siri more than we trust the guidance of our soul.
- OK, I'm not saying I don't trust science, but I was there.
Examples
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The people in your care must be able to trust you with their health and wellbeing.
Academic text (2012) -
The only teachers my son trusts in the school are special education teachers.
Academic text (2015) -
I know it looks blue, but trust me, this is green.
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Oh, so you expect us to trust you or not?
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The thing is, I trust him more than anybody.
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You have no choice but to trust me.
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It's hard to trust anyone anymore.
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So, there may be no way to make you trust me.
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We should learn how to trust our gut intuition.
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You should trust your instincts when making important decisions.
Synonyms
Accept that something is true or trust a person
To trust that a person or thing is good
To trust someone or something to give you help
To trust a person or thing to do what you need
To trust someone to help you when you need them
Trust a person or thing to do what you expect
To rely on a person or thing for help
Trust someone or something to do what you need
To rely on someone or something with confidence
To trust a person or thing to give support
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
Money or property kept and managed by someone for another person's use
- Literature
A group of expert advisors who help a leader, often unofficially in politics
- Formal
A legal plan that holds money and property to help many people, for example a school or museum
- Specialized
A way to give money or property to someone else who manages it without the owner's knowledge
- Specialized
A legal plan that lets you keep control of your money and property while alive and avoid court after death
- Specialized
A bank account where one person holds and manages money for another person who will get it later
- Specialized
A company that owns buildings or land that make money and sells shares to investors
- Formal
A document that gives a person control of property to make sure a home loan is repaid
- Specialized
A legal arrangement that holds money or property to support charities and public causes, not for private profit
- Specialized
A company that manages money and property for people or groups, including estates after death
- Specialized
A company, often a bank, that manages money and property for other people
- Archaic
A territory run by another country under an international agreement, often supervised by the United Nations
A crime of illegally taking money or things someone gave you to look after and keeping them for yourself
- Specialized
A legal arrangement giving income to someone taxed less than the giver for at least ten years
- Formal
A court order that makes someone give property back to a person wronged
- Specialized
A legal plan where a person in charge decides how much money each named person receives
- Formal
An arrangement set up by people on purpose, often in writing, to control money and property
- Formal
A way of holding property where the person in charge must manage it and act for the people who benefit
- Formal
An agreement people make on purpose to hold and manage money or property for someone, usually written down
- Specialized
A fund that keeps the same stocks or bonds selected at the start
- Specialized
An arrangement where the person who creates it keeps control and pays tax on the income it earns
- Formal
A legal right to property that the law finds from people's actions when none was written
- Formal
A trust made while the owner is alive to manage money or property for other people
- Formal
An investment that must hold only the stocks and bonds chosen when it was set up
- Specialized
A court order making one person hold property for another when they meant to but did not make it legal
- Formal
A legal arrangement where someone holds property for another without any duties
- Specialized
A bank savings account you control now that gives the money to a named person after your death
- Formal
A bank account where one person keeps and controls money for a named person who receives it after their death
- Formal
A plan made in a will that holds and manages money or property after someone dies
- Formal
A bank account set up so the money goes to a named person when the owner dies
Open honest communication that creates confidence between people or groups
- Formal
A legal plan that gives someone money but keeps others in charge to protect the money from their debts
- UK
A managed fund that puts many people's money together to buy different investments
- Specialized
A company that pools money to buy a set of stocks and bonds, with shares investors can sell back
- Specialized
An agreement where shareholders give their right to vote to other people but keep their shares
How Trusting
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb trust comes from the same root as the noun and the word true, meaning 'faith'. So, to trust someone is to rely on them and believe they will do what is right.