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I trust my friend to keep the promise.
What does Trust mean?
Trust means confidence that someone or something is honest, safe, or reliable.
Dictionary definition
Trust is confident belief in someone's honesty, ability, or reliability; to trust is to rely on someone or something, believe it, or place something in its care. A trust can also be a formal legal arrangement for managing property or money for someone else's benefit.
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Trust in a sentence
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The team rebuilt trust by admitting mistakes and keeping new promises.
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The scholarship money is held in trust for future students.
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What does trust usually mean?
Trust is confidence or reliance, but it does not guarantee that a belief is correct.
Practice 2
What does trust mean in 'The money is held in trust for the child'?
In this formal sense, a trust manages property or money for a beneficiary.
Practice 3
Which word is the most direct opposite of trust?
Distrust means a lack of trust or confidence.
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Partnoun, verb.
MeaningTrust means confidence that someone or something is honest, safe, or reliable.
ExampleExample: I trust my friend to keep the promise.
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Synonyms
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confidenceThe closest general synonym for belief that someone or something is reliable.
relyA verb used when depending on someone or something; it does not cover the legal noun sense.
faithUse for strong confidence or belief, sometimes without proof; it can also have a religious meaning.
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Word family
Trust word family
Base word
trust
adjective
trusted
Believed to be reliable or honest.
adjective
trusting
Ready or inclined to trust others.
adjective
trustworthy
Deserving trust because of reliable or honest behavior.
noun
trustworthiness
The quality of deserving trust.
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Look for confidence or reliance, something placed in another's care, or a formal arrangement that manages property for a beneficiary.
Common mix-up
Trust is not proof and does not mean ignoring evidence or safety concerns. The legal noun trust is an arrangement, not a feeling of confidence.
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Students rank sources of information by how much trust they would place in each, name the evidence behind the ranking, and distinguish earned trust from blind acceptance.
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Compare trusting a friend, trusting a result, and money held in trust. Ask how confidence, reliance, care, and the formal legal sense differ.
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