confide
gb/kənfˈaɪd/ us/kənfˈaɪd/
B2
Inglés
~ 8800
Acepciones
0 acepciones
Verbo
B2
action
1
share private feelings with someone
To tell someone your private thoughts or feelings because you trust that person.
Patrón de uso:
to confide in [someone] about [something]
Error frecuente:
Learners often forget the preposition and say *"confide someone"* instead of *"confide in someone"*. Another common mistake is confusing *"confide"* with *"confident"*: *"I am confide with him"* is incorrect; it should be *"I confide in him"* (verb) or *"I am confident with him"* (adjective, but unusual in this context).
Sinónimos
open up (Informal; suggests speaking freely and emotionally, not always about secrets.)
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share (More general and neutral; does not always imply secrecy or deep trust.)
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trust (Focuses on the feeling of trust; does not itself mean telling private information.)
Antónimos
keep to yourself (Means not telling others your private thoughts or feelings.)
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bottle up (Informal; means to keep emotions inside and not talk about them.)
Colocaciones
confide in a friend
|confide in someone
|confide in her/him
|feel able to confide
|refuse to confide
|confide about your problems
Temas
emotions
|relationships
|daily_life
|communication
Ejemplos
- She needed someone she could confide in about her fears.
- I only confide in a few close friends when something is really bothering me.
- He finally confided in his sister about the problems he was having at work.
- You can always confide in me if you need to talk.
- Teenagers often prefer to confide in their friends rather than their parents.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- I confide in my best friend when I feel sad.
- He does not confide in his parents about his school problems.
- She wants someone she can confide in about her marriage.
- You can confide in me; I will not tell anyone.
- Many people find it hard to confide in others.
Verbo
formal
C1
action
2
tell someone a secret
To tell someone a secret or very private thing.
Patrón de uso:
to confide [something] to [someone]
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes say *"confide to someone about something"*. The more natural patterns are *"confide something to someone"* or *"confide in someone about something"*. Also, *"confide"* is mostly used for personal, private, or sensitive information, not for ordinary facts.
Sinónimos
reveal (More general; may not always involve trust or secrecy in a close relationship.)
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disclose (More formal and often used about official or professional information.)
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admit (Emphasizes accepting or confessing something, often something wrong or embarrassing.)
Antónimos
conceal (Stresses deliberately keeping information hidden.)
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withhold (Formal; means to refuse to give information that you could give.)
Colocaciones
confide a secret
|confide the details
|confide the truth
|confide something to someone
|confide her fears to him
|confide his plans to her
Temas
emotions
|relationships
|communication
Ejemplos
- He eventually confided the full story to his lawyer.
- She confided her deepest fears to her diary.
- The witness confided the details of the meeting to the investigators.
- I feel I can confide anything to you without being judged.
- He confided his plans to resign to only one colleague.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- She confided her secret to her sister.
- He confided his worries to his best friend.
- I confided the truth to my parents last night.
- They confided their plans to a small group of people.
- He finally confided his problem to a doctor.
Verbo
formal
C1
action
3
entrust something to someone
To give a person or thing to someone to take care of, because you trust that person.
Patrón de uso:
to confide [someone/something] to [someone/something]
Error frecuente:
Learners may overuse this sense in everyday speech or confuse it with the more common meaning of *"confide"* (to share private feelings). In modern English, *"entrust"* is usually more natural for giving someone responsibility or care, especially in formal writing.
Sinónimos
entrust (Very close in meaning; slightly more common in modern usage in this sense.)
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assign (Focuses more on giving a task or duty, with less emphasis on personal trust.)
Antónimos
withdraw (To take back responsibility or control that was previously given.)
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retain (To keep a duty or responsibility for yourself instead of giving it to someone else.)
Colocaciones
confide a task to someone
|confide the care of
|confide your children to
|confide an important job to
|confide the responsibility to
|confide the matter to
Temas
business
|relationships
|law
|daily_life
Ejemplos
- They confided the management of the estate to a professional trustee.
- She had confided the children to her parents while she was abroad.
- The company confided this sensitive project to a small, trusted team.
- He did not feel ready to confide such responsibility to a new employee.
- The patient’s family confided her care to a private nursing service.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- They confided the project to a new manager.
- We confided the care of our dog to a neighbor.
- Her parents confided her to an aunt for the summer.
- The firm confided this important job to him.
- He does not want to confide this work to a stranger.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
confide
AFI
GB/kənfˈaɪd/
US/kənfˈaɪd/
Sílabas y acento
con - fide (2 sílabas)
Stress on 2nd syllable (fide)
Formas de la palabra
Verb
- Base: confide
- 3rd Person Singular: confides
- Present Participle: confiding
- Past: confided
Familia de palabras
Forms
confides
verb
confiding
verb
confided
verb
Core family
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
unconfident
adjective
Advanced or less common
confidant
noun
confidentially
adverb
Expresiones
confide in
1/kənfˈaɪd ˈɪn/
phrasal verb
share secrets with someone trusted
To tell someone your private thoughts or problems because you trust that person.
Ejemplos
- I really need someone I can confide in right now.
- She feels she can confide in her older brother about anything.
- He has no close friends to confide in.
confide something to someone
1/kənfˈaɪd sˈʌmθɪŋ tə sˈʌmwˌʌn/
fixed phrase
formal
tell a secret to someone
To tell someone a secret or very private thing.
Ejemplos
- She confided her fears to her closest friend.
- He confided the truth to his parents after many years.