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to trust

to trust

1.0
To believe someone will do what they say
  • verb
  • /trʌst/
translation icon : confiar en
  • I need you to trust me.
  • trust others
  • hesitant to trust
  • learn to trust

And this one is don't trust big food, OK?

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Examples

  • 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.

  • Oh, so you expect us to trust you or not?

  • The thing is, I trust him more than anybody.

  • You have no choice but to trust me.

  • It's hard to trust anyone anymore.

  • So, there may be no way to make you trust me.

  • We should learn how to trust our gut intuition.

  • You should trust your instincts when making important decisions.

Synonyms

to believe
vsto trust
1.0

Accept that something is true or trust a person

is more about depending on someone for support rather than only thinking something is true
to believe in
vsto trust
1.7

To trust that a person or thing is good

is more about depending on someone for support rather than valuing them
to rely
vsto trust
791 1.1

To trust someone or something to give you help

is more general belief and confidence rather than asking for support
to count on
vsto trust
700 1.8

To trust a person or thing to do what you need

is broader and includes general belief rather than only action expectation
to count
vsto trust
671 2.1

To trust someone to help you when you need them

is more general belief and confidence rather than only expecting support
to rely on
vsto trust
602 1.0

Trust a person or thing to do what you expect

is broader covering belief and confidence beyond expecting specific actions
to depend
vsto trust
352 1.0

To rely on a person or thing for help

is about overall belief and confidence rather than specific help expectation
to rely upon
vsto trust
33 2.3

Trust someone or something to do what you need

is about general belief or confidence rather than expecting help
to bank
vsto trust
12 3.2

To rely on someone or something with confidence

is about belief or confidence rather than only expecting help
to depend upon
vsto trust
8 2.5

To trust a person or thing to give support

is broader and expresses general belief rather than expecting action

Antonyms

1.3

To feel not sure about something or think it is not true

31 4.2

To think that someone or something cannot be relied on

12 3.5

To not trust someone or something

Idioms

Believe someone can make good decisions

Believe in planned steps even when results are not clear

Act on a feeling that something is right without checking facts

Phrasal Verbs

To win back someone's trust after you lost it

Compounds

trust fund
  • Specialized
49 3.7

Money or property kept and managed by someone for another person's use

brain trust
  • Literature
11 5.6

A group of expert advisors who help a leader, often unofficially in politics

public trust
  • Formal
11 4.9

A legal plan that holds money and property to help many people, for example a school or museum

blind trust
  • Specialized
4 5.8

A way to give money or property to someone else who manages it without the owner's knowledge

To break the trust someone gives you by acting dishonestly or failing a duty

living trust
  • Specialized
3 6.0

A legal plan that lets you keep control of your money and property while alive and avoid court after death

trust account
  • Specialized
3 4.4

A bank account where one person holds and manages money for another person who will get it later

A strong lasting relationship where people trust each other

3 5.1

A company that sells shares and invests the money in many other companies

A British charity that looks after old houses, gardens, and the countryside

2 3.9

A company that owns buildings or land that make money and sells shares to investors

An activity where people learn to depend on each other

deed of trust
  • Formal
2 8.4

A document that gives a person control of property to make sure a home loan is repaid

1 4.1

A loss of confidence in someone because they lie or break promises

charitable trust
  • Specialized
1 5.1

A legal arrangement that holds money or property to support charities and public causes, not for private profit

trust company
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A company that manages money and property for people or groups, including estates after death

trust corporation
  • Specialized
1 6.3

A company, often a bank, that manages money and property for other people

trust territory
  • Archaic
1 8.1

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

Clifford trust
  • Specialized
9.9

A legal arrangement giving income to someone taxed less than the giver for at least ten years

8.6

A court order that makes someone give property back to a person wronged

corporate trust
  • Archaic
6.9

A group of companies that join to control prices and limit competition

discretionary trust
  • Specialized
7.8

A legal plan where a person in charge decides how much money each named person receives

direct trust
  • Formal
6.7

An arrangement set up by people on purpose, often in writing, to control money and property

active trust
  • Formal
7.3

A way of holding property where the person in charge must manage it and act for the people who benefit

express trust
  • Formal
7.0

An agreement people make on purpose to hold and manage money or property for someone, usually written down

8.3

A fund that keeps the same stocks or bonds selected at the start

grantor trust
  • Specialized
9.7

An arrangement where the person who creates it keeps control and pays tax on the income it earns

implied trust
  • Formal
8.1

A legal right to property that the law finds from people's actions when none was written

9.2

A trust made while the owner is alive to manage money or property for other people

involuntary trust
  • Specialized
9.9

A court decision giving property to someone who unjustly lost it

An investment that must hold only the stocks and bonds chosen when it was set up

resulting trust
  • Specialized
9.8

A court order making one person hold property for another when they meant to but did not make it legal

passive trust
  • Formal
8.0

A legal arrangement where someone holds property for another without any duties

savings account trust
  • Specialized
6.1

A bank savings account you control now that gives the money to a named person after your death

7.4

A bank account where one person keeps and controls money for a named person who receives it after their death

9.6

A plan made in a will that holds and manages money or property after someone dies

Totten trust
  • Formal
9.1

A bank account set up so the money goes to a named person when the owner dies

trust deed
  • Specialized
7.1

A document that gives property to a trustee as security for a loan

Open honest communication that creates confidence between people or groups

trust busting
  • Archaic
6.3

Government actions to break up very large companies that control a market

9.9

A legal plan that gives someone money but keeps others in charge to protect the money from their debts

6.0

A managed fund that puts many people's money together to buy different investments

unit investment trust
  • Specialized
7.2

A company that pools money to buy a set of stocks and bonds, with shares investors can sell back

voting trust
  • Specialized
7.1

An agreement where shareholders give their right to vote to other people but keep their shares

How Trusting

to confide
113 4.6
to rely on
602 1.0
to trust
1.0
to believe in
1.7

Surface Forms

trust infinitive
trusted past
trusted past participle
trusting present participle
trusts third person singular

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.