trust
verb/trʌst/
/trʌst/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they trust | /trʌst/ /trʌst/ |
| he / she / it trusts | /trʌsts/ /trʌsts/ |
| past simple trusted | /ˈtrʌstɪd/ /ˈtrʌstɪd/ |
| past participle trusted | /ˈtrʌstɪd/ /ˈtrʌstɪd/ |
| -ing form trusting | /ˈtrʌstɪŋ/ /ˈtrʌstɪŋ/ |
- to have confidence in somebody; to believe that somebody is good, sincere, honest, etc.
- trust somebody She trusts Alan implicitly.
- He has shown that he can't be trusted.
- Never trust a man who will not look you in the eye.
- a trusted adviser/friend
- trust somebody to do something You can trust me not to tell anyone.
- She nodded, not trusting herself to speak.
- Which party do you trust to run the economy?
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesb2- I knew I could trust John.
- I was afraid to trust anyone after that.
- In my position I cannot risk blindly trusting anyone.
- You can never entirely trust even a ‘tame’ leopard.
- It seems you can't trust anyone these days.
- Can they be trusted to carry out the work properly?
- She didn't trust herself to speak.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- implicitly
- blindly
- completely
- …
- be able to
- can
- be unable to
- …
- in
- to
- with
- …
- not to be trusted
- tried and trusted
- to believe that something is true or correct or that you can rely on it
- trust something He trusted her judgement.
- Always trust your instincts.
- a trusted source
- trust what… Don't trust what the newspapers say!
Synonyms trusttrustdepend on somebody/something ▪ rely on somebody/something ▪ count on somebody/something ▪ believe in somebodyThese words all mean to believe that somebody/something will do what you hope or expect of them or that what they tell you is correct or true.trust to believe that somebody is good, honest, sincere, etc. and that they will do what you expect of them or do the right thing; to believe that something is true or correct:- You can trust me not to tell anyone.
- Don't trust what you read on the internet!
- He was the sort of person you could depend on.
- Can you depend on her version of what happened?
- Can I rely on you to keep this secret?
- You can’t rely on any figures you get from them.
- I’m counting on you to help me.
- We can’t count on the good weather lasting.
- They need a leader they can believe in.
- to trust/depend on/rely on/count on somebody/something to do something
- to trust/believe in somebody/something
- to trust/rely on somebody’s advice/judgement
- to depend on/rely on/count on somebody’s support
- to completely trust/depend on/rely on/believe in somebody/something
Extra Examples- I was reluctant to trust the evidence of my senses.
- Such figures are not to be trusted.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- implicitly
- blindly
- completely
- …
- be able to
- can
- be unable to
- …
- in
- to
- with
- …
- not to be trusted
- tried and trusted
- trust (that)… (formal) to hope and expect that something is true
- I trust (that) you have no objections to our proposals?
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse traust, from traustr ‘strong’; the verb from Old Norse treysta, assimilated to the noun.
Idioms
See trust in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee trust in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishnot trust somebody an inch
- to not trust somebody at all
- He says he just wants to help you but I wouldn’t trust him an inch if I were you.
tried and tested/trusted (British English)
(North American English tried and true)
- that you have used or relied on in the past successfully
- a tried and trusted method for solving the problem
- Some teachers prefer the tried and trusted methods of language learning.
More Like This Alliteration in idiomsAlliteration in idioms- belt and braces
- black and blue
- born and bred
- chalk and cheese
- chop and change
- done and dusted
- down and dirty
- in dribs and drabs
- eat somebody out of house and home
- facts and figures
- fast and furious
- first and foremost
- forgive and forget
- hale and hearty
- hem and haw
- kith and kin
- mix and match
- part and parcel
- puff and pant
- to rack and ruin
- rant and rave
- risk life and limb
- short and sweet
- signed and sealed
- spick and span
- through thick and thin
- this and that
- top and tail
- tried and tested
- wax and wane
trust you, him, her, etc. (to do something)
- (informal) used when somebody does or says something that you think is typical of them
- Trust John to forget Sue's birthday!
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