trust
Believe someone or something is reliable
To believe that someone or something will be good and not hurt you.
to trust [someone/something]
- I trust my best friend to keep my secrets.
- You can trust this mechanic to fix your car properly.
- She trusts her team to make the right decision.
- We trust our teachers to guide us well.
- I trust my friend.
- You can trust me.
- She trusts her dog.
- We trust our teacher.
Belief in honesty or reliability
A feeling that someone or something will be good and not hurt you.
- Trust is important in any relationship.
- She has complete trust in her doctor.
- The company works hard to build customer trust.
- Without trust, the team cannot work well together.
- Trust is important.
- I have trust in you.
- We need trust to work together.
- She has trust in her teacher.
Give responsibility based on belief
To let someone do something because you think they will do it well and safely.
to trust [someone] with [something]
- I trust you with my car keys.
- They trusted her with managing the project.
- Don't trust him with sensitive information.
- I trust you with my bag.
- She trusts him with her cat.
- We trust our coach with the team.
Legal property arrangement
A legal way to keep and manage money or things for another person.
- The inheritance was placed in a trust until she turned 21.
- He set up a trust for his children's education.
- The property is held in trust for the community.
- She has money in a trust.
- The bank keeps the house in a trust.
- He made a trust for his children.
Large business monopoly group
A big group of companies that work together to control an industry.
- In the early 1900s, the government worked to break up powerful trusts.
- The oil industry was once dominated by a single trust.
- Antitrust laws were created to stop trusts from controlling markets.
- The law stopped the big trust.
- The trust controlled many companies.
- The government broke up the trust.
- Base: trust
- Plural: trust, trusts
- Base: trust
- 3rd Person Singular: trusts
- Present Participle: trusting
- Past: trusted
break someone's trust
1Betray someone's confidence or belief in you
Do something that makes someone stop believing you are honest or reliable.
- He broke my trust by lying to me.
- She broke their trust when she shared their secret.
in good faith
1Done honestly and fairly
Done honestly and with good intentions.
- They negotiated the contract in good faith.
- She acted in good faith when making the deal.
in trust
1Held legally for another's benefit
Kept by one person or group for another person's benefit under legal rules.
- The funds will be held in trust until the child turns 18.
- She kept the land in trust for her grandchildren.
trust me
1Request for belief in honesty or correctness
Used to tell someone to believe that you are honest or right.
- Trust me, this plan will work.
- You can trust me on this one.
trust your gut
1Follow your instincts when deciding
Make a decision by following your feeling instead of thinking too much about facts.
- When choosing a job, sometimes you just have to trust your gut.
- He trusted his gut and invested in the small company.
- I trusted my gut and it turned out right.