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noun

reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.

confident expectation of something; hope.

confidence in the certainty of future payment for property or goods received; credit: to sell merchandise on trust.

a person on whom or thing on which one relies: God is my trust.

the condition of one to whom something has been entrusted.

the obligation or responsibility imposed on a person in whom confidence or authority is placed: a position of trust.

charge, custody, or care: to leave valuables in someone’s trust.

something committed or entrusted to one’s care for use or safekeeping, as an office, duty, or the like; responsibility; charge.

Law.

  1. a fiduciary relationship in which one person (the trustee) holds the title to property (the trust estate or trust property) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary).
  2. the property or funds so held.

Commerce.

  1. an illegal combination of industrial or commercial companies in which the stock of the constituent companies is controlled by a central board of trustees, a group of people who have assumed the authority to supervise the affairs of the constituent companies, thus making it possible to manage the companies so as to minimize production costs, control prices, eliminate competition, etc.
  2. any large industrial or commercial corporation or combination having a monopolistic or semimonopolistic control over the production of some commodity or service.

adjective

Law. of or relating to trusts or a trust.

verb (used without object)

to rely upon or place confidence in someone or something (usually followed by in or to): to trust in another’s honesty; trusting to luck.

to have confidence; hope: Things work out if one only trusts.

to sell merchandise on credit.

verb (used with object)

to have trust or confidence in; rely or depend on.

to believe.

to expect confidently; hope (usually followed by a clause or infinitive as object): trusting the job would soon be finished; trusting to find oil on the land.

to commit or consign with trust or confidence.

to permit to remain or go somewhere or to do something without fear of consequences: He does not trust his children out of his sight.

to invest with a trust; entrust or charge with the responsibility for something: We trust her to improve the finances of the company within the year.

to give credit to (a person) for goods, services, etc., supplied: Will you trust us till payday?

Verb Phrases

trust to, to rely on; trust: Never trust to luck!

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Idioms about trust

    in trust, in the position of being left in the care or guardianship of another: She left money to her uncle to keep in trust for her children.

Origin of trust

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English noun from Old Norse traust “trust” (cognate with German Trost “comfort”); Middle English verb trusten, from Old Norse treysta, derivative of traust

synonym study for trust

1. Trust, assurance, confidence imply a feeling of security. Trust implies instinctive unquestioning belief in and reliance upon something: to have trust in one’s parents. Confidence implies conscious trust because of good reasons, definite evidence, or past experience: to have confidence in the outcome of events. Assurance implies absolute confidence and certainty: to feel an assurance of victory.

OTHER WORDS FROM trust

trust·a·ble, adjectivetrust·a·bil·i·ty, nountruster, nounnon·trust, noun

o·ver·trust, verbself-trust, nounun·trust·a·ble, adjectiveun·trust·ed, adjectivewell-trusted, adjective

Words nearby trust

truss bridge, trussed, truss hoop, trussing, truss rod, trust, trust account, trustafarian, trustbuster, trust busting, trust company

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Words related to trust

confidence, expectation, faith, hope, account, care, protection, business, corporation, group, institution, count on, depend on, look to, commit, entrust, assurance, certainty, certitude, conviction

How to use trust in a sentence

  • Hire the best people, people you trust, people whose judgment you trust.

  • Public schools have lost parent trust on this issue despite their continued lip service, and charter schools know it.

  • We asked leaders from the two companies about their high-trust, inclusive workplace cultures and how they’ve responded to the coronavirus crisis.

  • Twenty-six times, I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot — and missed.

  • Typically, each user in such a system needs to be directly wired to the other or connected via trusted nodes, which can make large networks costly and increase the number of windows for hackers to exploit.

  • We proud skeptics would rather trust the demonstrable facts than the alleged truth.

  • And ultimately this creates steadily eroding trust among voters for not just politics but the institutions of government.

  • Others have taken the stage to tell women to just work harder and trust in karma.

  • If she wants voters to believe and trust in her, she must court favor with the local pastor, Jeremiah.

  • In order for a reunion to happen, it would take a high level of trust, musically, on everything that happened.

  • If you throw away this chance, you will both richly deserve to be hanged, as I sincerely trust you will be.

  • There are three things a wise man will not trust: the wind, the sunshine of an April day, and woman’s plighted faith.

  • He must trust to his human merits, and not miracles, for his Sonship is of no value in this conflict.

  • As if unwilling to trust himself longer in dangerous companionship, he went up to town with Thomas Carr.

  • I would not trust their removal to any other hand, and so, the panel comes out without a shake.

British Dictionary definitions for trust

noun

reliance on and confidence in the truth, worth, reliability, etc, of a person or thing; faithRelated adjective: fiducial

a group of commercial enterprises combined to monopolize and control the market for any commodity: illegal in the US

the obligation of someone in a responsible positiona position of trust

custody, charge, or carea child placed in my trust

a person or thing in which confidence or faith is placed

commercial credit

  1. an arrangement whereby a person to whom the legal title to property is conveyed (the trustee) holds such property for the benefit of those entitled to the beneficial interest
  2. property that is the subject of such an arrangement
  3. the confidence put in the trusteeRelated adjective: fiduciary

(in the British National Health Service) a self-governing hospital, group of hospitals, or other body providing health-care services, which operates as an independent commercial unit within the NHS

(modifier) of or relating to a trust or truststrust property

verb

(tr; may take a clause as object) to expect, hope, or supposeI trust that you are well

(when tr, may take an infinitive; when intr, often foll by in or to) to place confidence in (someone to do something); have faith (in); rely (upon)I trust him to tell her

(tr) to consign for carethe child was trusted to my care

(tr) to allow (someone to do something) with confidence in his or her good sense or honestyI trust my daughter to go

(tr) to extend business credit to

Derived forms of trust

trustable, adjectivetrustability, nountruster, noun

Word Origin for trust

C13: from Old Norse traust; related to Old High German trost solace

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Cultural definitions for trust

A combination of firms or corporations for the purpose of reducing competition and controlling prices throughout a business or industry. Trusts are generally prohibited or restricted by antitrust legislation. (Compare monopoly.)

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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Other Idioms and Phrases with trust

see brain trust; in trust.

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trust

 (trŭst)

n.

1.

a. Firm belief in the integrity, ability, or character of a person or thing; confidence or reliance: trying to gain our clients’ trust; taking it on trust that our friend is telling the truth.

b. The condition and resulting obligation of having confidence placed in one: violated a public trust.

c. One in which confidence is placed.

2.

a. Custody; care: left her papers in my trust during her illness.

b. Something committed into the care of another; a charge: violated a public trust.

3.

a. Reliance on something in the future; hope: We have trust that the future will be better.

b. Reliance on the intention and ability of a purchaser to pay in the future; credit: bought the supplies on trust from a local dealer.

4. Law

a. A legal relationship in which one party holds a title to property while another party has the entitlement to the beneficial use of that property.

b. The confidence reposed in a trustee when giving the trustee legal title to property to administer for another, together with the trustee’s obligation regarding that property and the beneficiary.

c. The property so held.

5. An institution or organization directed by trustees: a charitable trust.

6. A combination of firms or corporations for the purpose of reducing competition and controlling prices throughout a business or industry.

v. trust·ed, trust·ing, trusts

v.tr.

1.

a. To have or place confidence in; depend on: only trusted his friends; did not trust the strength of the thin rope; could not be trusted to oversee so much money.

b. To have confidence in allowing (someone) to use, know, or look after something: Can I trust you with a secret?

2. To expect with assurance; assume: I trust that you will be on time.

3. To give credence to; believe: I trust what you say.

4. To place in the care of another person or in a situation deemed safe; entrust: «the unfortunate souls who trusted their retirement savings to the stock» (Bill Barnhart).

5. To extend credit to.

v.intr.

1. To have or place reliance; depend: We can only trust in our guide’s knowledge of the terrain.

2. To be confident; hope.

Idiom:

in trust

In the possession or care of a trustee.

[Middle English truste, perhaps from Old Norse traust, confidence; see deru- in Indo-European roots.]

trust′er n.

Synonyms: trust, faith, confidence, reliance
These nouns denote a feeling of certainty that a person or thing will not fail. Trust implies depth and assurance of feeling that is often based on inconclusive evidence: The mayor vowed to justify the trust the electorate had placed in him. Faith connotes unquestioning, often emotionally charged belief: «Often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true» (William James).
Confidence frequently implies stronger grounds for assurance: «The experience … made me want to be a surgeon—not an amateur handed the knife for a brief moment but someone with the confidence and ability to proceed as if it were routine» (Atul Gawande).
Reliance connotes a confident and trustful commitment to another: «What reliance could they place on the protection of a prince so recently their enemy?» (William Hickling Prescott). See Also Synonyms at care, rely.

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trust

(trʌst)

n

1. reliance on and confidence in the truth, worth, reliability, etc, of a person or thing; faith.

2. (Commerce) a group of commercial enterprises combined to monopolize and control the market for any commodity: illegal in the US

3. the obligation of someone in a responsible position: a position of trust.

4. custody, charge, or care: a child placed in my trust.

5. a person or thing in which confidence or faith is placed

6. (Banking & Finance) commercial credit

7. (Law)

a. an arrangement whereby a person to whom the legal title to property is conveyed (the trustee) holds such property for the benefit of those entitled to the beneficial interest

b. property that is the subject of such an arrangement

c. the confidence put in the trustee. fiduciary

8. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in the British National Health Service) a self-governing hospital, group of hospitals, or other body providing health-care services, which operates as an independent commercial unit within the NHS

10. (Law) (modifier) of or relating to a trust or trusts: trust property.

vb

11. (tr; may take a clause as object) to expect, hope, or suppose: I trust that you are well.

12. (when: tr, may take an infinitive; when intr, often foll by in or to) to place confidence in (someone to do something); have faith (in); rely (upon): I trust him to tell her.

13. (tr) to consign for care: the child was trusted to my care.

14. (tr) to allow (someone to do something) with confidence in his or her good sense or honesty: I trust my daughter to go.

15. (Banking & Finance) (tr) to extend business credit to

[C13: from Old Norse traust; related to Old High German trost solace]

ˈtrustable adj

ˌtrustaˈbility n

ˈtruster n

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trust

(trʌst)

n.

1. reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.

2. confident expectation of something; hope.

3. confidence in the certainty of future payment for property or goods received; credit: to sell merchandise on trust.

4. one upon which a person relies: God is my trust.

5. the condition of one to whom something has been entrusted.

6. the obligation or responsibility imposed on a person in whom confidence or authority is placed: a position of trust.

7. charge, custody, or care: leaving valuables in someone’s trust.

8. something committed or entrusted to one’s care for use or safekeeping; charge.

9.

a. a fiduciary relationship in which a trustee holds title to property for the beneficiary.

b. the property so held.

10.

a. an illegal combination of industrial or commercial companies in which the stock of the constituent companies is controlled by a central board of trustees, thus making it possible to minimize production costs, control prices, eliminate competition, etc.

b. any large corporation or combination having monopolistic or semimonopolistic control over the production of a commodity or service.

11. Archaic. reliability.

v.t.

12. to have trust or confidence in; rely or depend on.

13. to believe.

14. to expect confidently; hope: I trust that the job will soon be finished.

15. to commit or consign with trust or confidence.

16. to permit to stay or go somewhere or to do something without fear of consequences: He doesn’t trust them out of his sight.

17. to invest with a trust; entrust with something.

18. to give credit to (a person) for goods, services, etc., supplied.

v.i.

19. to place confidence; rely (usu. fol. by in or to): trusting to luck.

20. to have confidence; hope.

21. to sell merchandise on credit.

Idioms:

in trust, in the care or guardianship of another, esp. a trustee.

[1175–1225; Middle English, ultimately < Old Norse traust trust, c. Old High German trōst consolation, Gothic trausti covenant; akin to true]

trust′a•ble, adj.

trust`a•bil′i•ty, n.

trust′er, n.

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Trust

 a group of people appointed as trustees to an estate or trust, 1712.

Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

Trust/Mistrust

 

See Also: UNCERTAINTY

  1. Finding paranoia in your heart is like discovering a lump in your breast —just knowing it’s there won’t make it go away —Jerry Bumpus
  2. As confiding as a doe peeping between the tree trunks —Vita Sackville-West
  3. As suspicious of me as Hamlet was of his mother —Daphne Merkin
  4. Carried years of suspicion strapped to her hip like a gun —Ann Jasperson
  5. Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint —The Holy Bible/Proverbs
  6. Confidence (in their amorous destinies) like that of birds in their wings —William Faulkner
  7. Confidence, like the soul, never returns, once it is gone —Publius Syrus
  8. Doubt … secret and gnawing like a worm —Joseph Conrad
  9. Doubts seemed to steam like wet flies inside his own head —Julia O’Faolain
  10. Head … awhirl with doubts like a sky full of starlings —George Garrett
  11. He was like a suspicion-caked old prospector —Ellery Queen
  12. It [the thought that something was not right] was on the edge of her mind like a speck at the corner of your eye or fluff in your nostril —Julia O’Faolain
  13. Lean on … like a man on crutches —Ross Macdonald
  14. Mistrust swells like a prune —Marge Piercy
  15. No more to be trusted (with news) than a cat with a saucer of milk —Christopher Isherwood
  16. Suspicion amongst thoughts are like bats amongst birds, they ever fly by twilight —Francis Bacon
  17. Suspicion developed like a muscle —F. Scott Fitzgerald
  18. Suspicious … as a rat near strange bread —Patrick Kavanagh
  19. Suspicious as a wild cat —Frank Swinnerton
  20. Trust as I’d trust a rattlesnake —Anon
  21. A trust, fierce and passionate, burning in her like a prayer —F. Scott Fitzgerald
  22. Trust flourishes like a potato plant, mostly underground —Marge Piercy
  23. As trusting to the future as a blind sky-diver —Richard Ford
  24. Trust is like an egg and it’s not like an egg. If you want to break an egg you have to do it from the outside. The only way to break up a trust is from the inside —O. Henry
  25. Trustworthy as advice given by a cat to a mouse —Anon

    A simile with clear links to an Arabic proverb: “He gives advice such as a cat gives to a mouse.”

  26. Wearing doubt like a raincoat —Carlos Baker

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trust

Past participle: trusted
Gerund: trusting

Imperative
trust
trust
Present
I trust
you trust
he/she/it trusts
we trust
you trust
they trust
Preterite
I trusted
you trusted
he/she/it trusted
we trusted
you trusted
they trusted
Present Continuous
I am trusting
you are trusting
he/she/it is trusting
we are trusting
you are trusting
they are trusting
Present Perfect
I have trusted
you have trusted
he/she/it has trusted
we have trusted
you have trusted
they have trusted
Past Continuous
I was trusting
you were trusting
he/she/it was trusting
we were trusting
you were trusting
they were trusting
Past Perfect
I had trusted
you had trusted
he/she/it had trusted
we had trusted
you had trusted
they had trusted
Future
I will trust
you will trust
he/she/it will trust
we will trust
you will trust
they will trust
Future Perfect
I will have trusted
you will have trusted
he/she/it will have trusted
we will have trusted
you will have trusted
they will have trusted
Future Continuous
I will be trusting
you will be trusting
he/she/it will be trusting
we will be trusting
you will be trusting
they will be trusting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been trusting
you have been trusting
he/she/it has been trusting
we have been trusting
you have been trusting
they have been trusting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been trusting
you will have been trusting
he/she/it will have been trusting
we will have been trusting
you will have been trusting
they will have been trusting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been trusting
you had been trusting
he/she/it had been trusting
we had been trusting
you had been trusting
they had been trusting
Conditional
I would trust
you would trust
he/she/it would trust
we would trust
you would trust
they would trust
Past Conditional
I would have trusted
you would have trusted
he/she/it would have trusted
we would have trusted
you would have trusted
they would have trusted

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun 1. trust - something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)trust — something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary); «he is the beneficiary of a generous trust set up by his father»

belongings, property, holding — something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; «that hat is my property»; «he is a man of property»;

active trust — a trust in which the trustee must perform certain duties

blind trust — a trust that enables a person to avoid possible conflict of interest by transferring assets to a fiduciary; the person establishing the trust gives up the right to information about the assets

passive trust — a trust in which the trustee performs no active duties

charitable trust, public trust — a trust created for charitable or religious or educational or scientific purposes

Clifford trust, grantor trust — a trust established to shift the income to someone who is taxed at a lower rate than the grantor for a period of 10 years or more

implied trust — a trust inferred by operation of law

direct trust, express trust — a trust created by the free and deliberate act of the parties involved (usually on the basis of written documentation)

discretionary trust — a trust that gives the trustee discretion to pay the beneficiary as much of the trust income as the trustee believes appropriate

inter vivos trust, living trust — a trust created and operating during the grantor’s lifetime

spendthrift trust — a trust created to maintain a beneficiary but to be secure against the beneficiary’s improvidence

testamentary trust — a trust that is created under a will and that becomes active after the grantor dies

savings account trust, savings bank trust, Totten trust, trust account, trustee account — a savings account deposited by someone who makes themselves the trustee for a beneficiary and who controls it during their lifetime; afterward the balance is payable to the previously named beneficiary

voting trust — an agreement whereby persons owning stock with voting powers retain ownership while transferring the voting rights to the trustees
2. trust — certainty based on past experience; «he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists»; «he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun»

reliance

certainty — the state of being certain; «his certainty reassured the others»
3. trust - the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of otherstrust — the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others; «the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity»

trustfulness, trustingness

trait — a distinguishing feature of your personal nature

credulity — tendency to believe readily

distrustfulness, mistrust, distrust — the trait of not trusting others
4. trust - a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or servicetrust — a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service; «they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly»

cartel, corporate trust, combine

consortium, syndicate, pool — an association of companies for some definite purpose

drug cartel — an illicit cartel formed to control the production and distribution of narcotic drugs; «drug cartels sometimes finance terrorist organizations»

oil cartel — a cartel of companies or nations formed to control the production and distribution of oil
5. trust - complete confidence in a person or plan etctrust — complete confidence in a person or plan etc; «he cherished the faith of a good woman»; «the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust»

faith

belief — any cognitive content held as true
6. trust - a trustful relationshiptrust — a trustful relationship; «he took me into his confidence»; «he betrayed their trust»

confidence

friendly relationship, friendship — the state of being friends (or friendly)
Verb 1. trust - have confidence or faith intrust — have confidence or faith in; «We can trust in God»; «Rely on your friends»; «bank on your good education»; «I swear by my grandmother’s recipes»

rely, swear, bank

believe — accept as true; take to be true; «I believed his report»; «We didn’t believe his stories from the War»; «She believes in spirits»

credit — have trust in; trust in the truth or veracity of

lean — rely on for support; «We can lean on this man»

depend, bet, reckon, calculate, count, look — have faith or confidence in; «you can count on me to help you any time»; «Look to your friends for support»; «You can bet on that!»; «Depend on your family in times of crisis»

distrust, mistrust, suspect — regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in

distrust, mistrust, suspect — regard as untrustworthy; regard with suspicion; have no faith or confidence in
2. trust - allow without feartrust — allow without fear      

countenance, permit, allow, let — consent to, give permission; «She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband»; «I won’t let the police search her basement»; «I cannot allow you to see your exam»
3. trust - be confident about somethingtrust — be confident about something; «I believe that he will come back from the war»

believe

anticipate, expect — regard something as probable or likely; «The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow»
4. trust - expect and wishtrust — expect and wish; «I trust you will behave better from now on»; «I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise»

hope, desire

wish — hope for; have a wish; «I wish I could go home now»
5. trust - confer a trust upontrust — confer a trust upon; «The messenger was entrusted with the general’s secret»; «I commit my soul to God»

entrust, intrust, confide, commit

commend — give to in charge; «I commend my children to you»

hand, pass on, turn over, pass, reach, give — place into the hands or custody of; «hand me the spoon, please»; «Turn the files over to me, please»; «He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers»

consign, charge — give over to another for care or safekeeping; «consign your baggage»

recommit — commit again; «It was recommitted into her custody»

obligate — commit in order to fulfill an obligation; «obligate money»
6. trust — extend credit to; «don’t trust my ex-wife; I won’t pay her debts anymore»

commerce, commercialism, mercantilism — transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

loan, lend — give temporarily; let have for a limited time; «I will lend you my car»; «loan me some money»

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trust

verb

1. believe in, have faith in, depend on, count on, bank on, lean on, rely upon, swear by, take at face value, take as gospel, place reliance on, place your trust in, pin your faith on, place or have confidence in ‘I trust you completely,’ he said.
believe in doubt, suspect, discredit, beware, distrust, mistrust, disbelieve, be sceptical of, lack confidence in, lack faith in

2. entrust, commit, assign, confide, consign, put into the hands of, allow to look after, hand over, turn over, sign over, delegate I’d been willing to trust my life to him. savers who are hesitant of trusting their money to the vagaries of the stock market

noun

1. confidence, credit, belief, faith, expectation, conviction, assurance, certainty, reliance, credence, certitude There’s a feeling of warmth and trust here.
confidence fear, doubt, suspicion, uncertainty, scepticism, distrust, mistrust, incredulity, wariness, lack of faith

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

trust

noun

1. Absolute certainty in the trustworthiness of another:

2. The function of watching, guarding, or overseeing:

3. A combination of businesses closely interconnected for common profit:

verb

1. To place trust or confidence in.Also used with in:

2. To have confidence in the truthfulness of:

Idiom: take at one’s word.

3. To put in the charge of another for care, use, or performance:

Idiom: give in trust.

4. To place a trust upon:

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Translations

ثِقَةثِقَهثِقَه، إئتِمانشَرِكات تَعْمَلُ معامالٌ مَوقوف على أو مَحْجوز لِ

důvěradůvěřovatopatrovnictvípéčesvěřenectví

stole påtillidtrovaretægtbåndlagt fond

luottaaluottamusluottouskouskoa

povjerenjevjerovati

bizalmi állás/letéttröszt

ábyrgîfjárhaldsamsteypatraust, tiltrútreysta

信頼信頼する

신뢰신뢰하다

išsaugojimas pagal įgaliojimątrestas

aizbildnībaatbildībaatbildīgs uzdevums/amatscerētpilnvarojums

opaterasprávatrust

zaupanjezaupati

förtroendelita på

ไว้วางใจความเชื่อใจ

lòng tintin

Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

trust

[ˈtrʌst]

n

(= group investing money for other people or for charity) → fondation f

(British) (also hospital trust) hôpital public autonome

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

trust

n

(Comm: also trust company) → Trust m

(Brit: also trust hospital) finanziell eigenverantwortliches, vom staatlichen Gesundheitswesen getragenes Krankenhaus

trust

:

trust account

n → Treuhandkonto nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

trust

[trʌst]

2. vt

b. (hope) to trust (that …) → sperare (che…)

3. vi (have faith) to trust in → credere in
to trust to luck/fate (rely) → affidarsi alla fortuna/al destino

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

trust

(trast) verb

1. to have confidence or faith; to believe. She trusted (in) him.

2. to give (something to someone), believing that it will be used well and responsibly. I can’t trust him with my car; I can’t trust my car to him.

3. to hope or be confident (that). I trust (that) you had / will have a good journey.

noun

1. belief or confidence in the power, reality, truth, goodness etc of a person or thing. The firm has a great deal of trust in your ability; trust in God.

2. charge or care; responsibility. The child was placed in my trust.

3. a task etc given to a person by someone who believes that they will do it, look after it etc well. He holds a position of trust in the firm.

4. arrangement(s) by which something (eg money) is given to a person to use in a particular way, or to keep until a particular time. The money was to be held in trust for his children; (also adjective) a trust fund

5. a group of business firms working together. The companies formed a trust.

ˌtrusˈtee noun

a person who keeps and takes care of something (especially money or property) for some one else.

ˈtrustworthy adjective

(negative untrustworthy) worthy of trust. Is your friend trustworthy?

ˈtrustworthiness nounˈtrusty adjective

able to be trusted or depended on. trusty sword; a trusty friend.

ˈtrustily adverbˈtrustiness noun

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

trust

→ ثِقَة, يَثِقُ ب důvěra, důvěřovat stole på, tillid Vertrauen εμπιστεύομαι, εμπιστοσύνη confianza, confiar luottaa, luottamus avoir confiance, confiance povjerenje, vjerovati fidarsi, fiducia 信頼, 信頼する 신뢰, 신뢰하다 vertrouwen stole på, tillit zaufać, zaufanie confiança, confiar доверие, доверять förtroende, lita på ไว้วางใจ, ความเชื่อใจ güven, güvenmek lòng tin, tin 信任, 信赖

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

trust

n. confianza, fe;

v. confiar, creer en.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

trust

n confianza; vt tener confianza en, confiar en

English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Noun

A hope is more than resolve, and it is based on trust in a divine faithfulness that operates not only within history, but also beyond history.


—John Polkinghorne, Times Literary Supplement, 3 May 2002


Put not your trust in money, but put your money in trust.


—Oliver Wendell Holmes, The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table, 1858



Our relationship is founded on mutual love and trust.



His lies and deception shattered my trust in him.



She has no trust in the security of online banking.



He created a trust for his children.



The property will be held in trust until her 18th birthday.



laws limiting the formation of trusts

Verb

It is these questions which define the crisis confronting the CIA—an increasingly clear-eyed skepticism among legislators, commentators, the broad general public, and the rest of the world that American intelligence officials, when they are under pressure, can be trusted to call them as they see them.


—Thomas Powers, New York Review of Books, 29 Apr. 2004


Perhaps Hollywood can’t be trusted to make Hollywood-style movies anymore.


—Richard Corliss, Time, 13 Dec. 2004


Whenever Eugenides presses on his themes this way, he bruises them; he stops trusting in his tale, apparently unaware that its very form incarnates its theme better than can any commentary.


—James Wood, New Republic, 7 Oct. 2002


The strong man, or the junta or the plutocracy could no more be trusted with a monopoly on power than the commissariat.


—Kevin Baker, Harper’s, May 2001


Nagumo also trusted in the complicated battle plan for the Midway operation, which called for a diversionary raid on Alaska’s Aleutian Island chain, to draw off American naval strength.


—David M. Kennedy, Atlantic, March 1999



Working together is going to be difficult if you don’t trust each other.



“Are you sure this will work?” “Trust me. I know what I’m doing.”



If you have a problem, tell your parent, teacher, or someone else you trust.



I should never have trusted him.



Their company is a trusted name in quality appliances.



Don’t trust everything you read.



You can’t trust the rumors.



You should trust your instincts and do what you think is right.

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Recent Examples on the Web



Ben-Yehuda said such policies have resulted in workforce attrition, in part because employees perceive a lack of trust despite having completed a rigorous security clearance process.


—John Hudson, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2023




There’s also no trust between Shiv and Tom, whose relationship has never been the stuff of romance novels, but now appears irreparably broken due to Tom executing the exact play Shiv would have in his position.


—Joshua Alston, Variety, 22 Mar. 2023




Credit Suisse had been losing the trust of investors and customers for years.


—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 20 Mar. 2023




From the standpoint of group psychology, does this culture create a certain group mindset that breeds a false sense of trust?


—Gary Stix, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2023




There are things to consider, such as the additional investment and complexity of the trust.


—Christopher Berry, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023




Earlier this year, leaders of the trust disclosed deepening financial shortfalls that made the upkeep of those buildings impossible.


—Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2023




Executive coach Robin Pou points to another negative consequence: the breakdown of trust between employees and managers.


—Nerd Wallet, oregonlive, 17 Mar. 2023




Test your sense of trust right out of the gate, and take your attraction to new heights.


—Alyssa Girdwain, Women’s Health, 17 Mar. 2023



But trust me, there will come the day, like it or not, that the underdog will be on top.


—USA Today, 24 Mar. 2023




But in the meantime, don’t trust a language model to do a math model’s work.


—James Vincent, The Verge, 24 Mar. 2023




The Dardennes sketch in a few details in passing — Lokita emigrated from Benin, Tori from Cameroon — but trust our imagination and curiosity to fill in the rest.


—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2023




Respect your brother’s choices and trust him to set his own boundaries.


—Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Mar. 2023




Connected teams who trust each other will achieve more than teams who hoard away knowledge.


—John Estafanous, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023




Respect your brother’s choices and trust him to set his own boundaries.


—Sahaj Kaur Kohli, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023




Even so, his employer was not ready to take this voyage with him—or even to trust his eyewitness reporting.


—Eric Alterman, The New Republic, 22 Mar. 2023




And right now, an under-the-radar denim brand celebrities trust for exactly that is secretly on sale — but not for much longer.


—Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2023


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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Look up trust in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Trust often refers to:

  • Trust (social science), confidence in or dependence on a person or quality

It may also refer to:

Business and law[edit]

  • Trust law, a body of law under which one person holds property for the benefit of another
  • Trust (business), the combination of several businesses under the same management to prevent competition

Arts, entertainment, and media[edit]

  • The Trust, a fictional entity in the Stargate franchise
  • Trust, a computer in Raised by Wolves
  • Trust (novel), 2022 novel by Hernan Diaz
  • Trust (magazine), a free tri-annual investment trust magazine

Films[edit]

  • The Trust (1915 film), a lost silent drama film
  • Trust (1976 film), a Finnish-Soviet historical drama
  • Trust (1990 film), a dark romantic comedy
  • The Trust (1993 film), an American drama about a murder in 1900
  • Trust (1999 film), a British television crime drama
  • Trust, a 2009 film starring Jamie Luner and Nels Lennarson
  • Trust (2010 film), a drama film directed by David Schwimmer
  • The Trust (2016 film), a film starring Nicolas Cage and Elijah Wood
  • Trust (2021 film), a drama film directed by Brian DeCubellis

Music[edit]

Artists[edit]

  • Trust (Belgian band), a pop music group formed in 2007
  • Trust (Canadian band), a synthpop music group formed in 2010
  • Trust (French band), a rock music group formed in 1977
  • The Trust (music production duo), a U.S. music production duo

Albums[edit]

  • Trust (Alfie Boe album), 2013
  • Trust (Boney James album), 1992
  • Trust (Brother Beyond album), 1989
  • Trust (Elvis Costello album), 1981
  • Trust (Jaci Velasquez album), 2017
  • Trust (Low album), 2002
  • Trust (Saga album), 2006

Songs[edit]

  • «Trust» (Ayumi Hamasaki song), 1998
  • «Trust» (Brother Beyond song), 1990
  • «Trust» (Keyshia Cole and Monica song), 2008
  • «Trust» (KMFDM song), 1995
  • «Trust» (Megadeth song), 1997
  • «Trust» (Pharcyde song), 2000
  • «Trust», English version title of Lara Fabian’s song «Croire»
  • «Trust», on Adema’s eponymous album
  • «Trust», on The Cure’s album Wish
  • «Trust», on Justin Bieber’s album Purpose
  • «Trust», on L’Arc-en-Ciel’s album Awake
  • «Trust», on Neon Trees’ album Picture Show
  • «Trust», on Nightingale’s album White Darkness
  • «Trust», on Prince’s album Batman
  • «Trust», on Thrice’s album The Illusion of Safety
  • «Trust», on GFriend’s album Snowflake
  • «Trust», on Jonas Brothers’ album Happiness Begins
  • «Trust», a song by «Fivio Foreign»
  • «Trust», on Bad Gyal’s album Worldwide Angel
  • «Trust», on Sevendust’s album Animosity

Television[edit]

  • Trust (game show), French game show aired in 2012
  • Trust (British TV series), a 2003 UK legal drama
  • Trust (American TV series), a 2018 FX series
  • «Trust» (Justified), an episode of the TV series Justified
  • «Trust» (Revenge), a 2011 episode of the American television series
  • «Trust», a 2005 episode of the ABC Family drama television series Wildfire

Brands and enterprises[edit]

  • Trust (electronics company), a European producer and designer of computer peripherals and accessories, mainly in the low-budget market
  • Trust Company Ltd., a car parts company

Computing[edit]

  • TRUST, a computer system for tracking trains
  • Computational trust, generation of trusted authorities or user trust through cryptography
  • Trust metric, a measurement of the degree to which group members trust each other, as in online networking
  • Trusted system, a computerized system relied on to enforce a security policy
  • Web of trust, a system used in cryptography to establish authenticity
  • WOT Services or Web of trust, a crowdsourced Internet website reputation rating tool

Government and political organizations[edit]

  • Trust (British political party), formed by Stuart Wheeler in 2010
  • Trust (Greek political party), a Muslim party in the Rhodope region
  • Trust (parliamentary group), a Ukrainian parliamentary group and political party
  • NHS trust, a public health organization
  • Operation Trust, a Soviet counter-intelligence operation

Places[edit]

  • Trust, North Carolina, a community in the United States

See also[edit]

  • Trieste United States Troops, a 1947–1953 US Army occupation unit
  • Trust Company (disambiguation)
  • Trustee (disambiguation)
  • Trusteeship (disambiguation)
  • Trustor (disambiguation)
  • Truss (disambiguation)
  • National Trust (disambiguation)
  • TRST (disambiguation)

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English trust (“trust, protection”). Long considered a borrowing from Old Norse traust (“confidence, help, protection”), itself from Proto-Germanic *traustą, but the root vocalism is incompatible, and now it’s considered a reflex of an unattested Old English *trust, from a rare zero-grade proto-Germanic variant of the same root also attested in Middle High German getrüste (“host”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deru- (“be firm, hard, solid”).

Akin to Danish trøst (“comfort, solace”), Saterland Frisian Traast (“comfort, solace”), West Frisian treast (“comfort, solace”), Dutch troost (“comfort, consolation”), German Trost (“comfort, consolation”), Gothic trausti (“alliance, pact”). Doublet of tryst. More at true, tree.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • enPR: trŭst, IPA(key): /trʌst/, [tɹʌst], [tɹɐst], [t͡ʃɹ-]
  • (Northern England) IPA(key): /trʊst/
  • Rhymes: -ʌst

Noun[edit]

trust (countable and uncountable, plural trusts)

  1. Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.

    He needs to regain her trust if he is ever going to win her back.

    to lose trust in someone

    build up trust

    a relationship built on mutual trust

    • 1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes
      O ever-failing trust / In mortal strength!
  2. Dependence upon something in the future; hope.
  3. Confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit.

    I was out of cash, but the landlady let me have it on trust.

  4. That which is committed or entrusted; something received in confidence; a charge.
  5. That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope.
  6. (rare) Trustworthiness, reliability.
  7. The condition or obligation of one to whom anything is confided; responsible charge or office.

    • c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iv]:

      I do profess to be no less than I seem; to serve him truly that
      will put me in trust

    • 17th century, John Denham, Of Justice
      Reward them well, if they observe their trust.
  8. (law) The confidence vested in a person who has legal ownership of a property to manage for the benefit of another.

    I put the house into my sister’s trust.

  9. (law) An arrangement whereby property or money is given to be held by a third party (a trustee), on the basis that it will be managed for the benefit of, or eventually transferred to, a stated beneficiary; for example, money to be given to a child when he or she reaches adulthood.
  10. A group of businessmen or traders organised for mutual benefit to produce and distribute specific commodities or services, and managed by a central body of trustees.
  11. (computing) Affirmation of the access rights of a user of a computer system.

Synonyms[edit]

  • (confidence in a person or quality): belief, confidence, faith
  • (hope): expectation, hope

Antonyms[edit]

  • distrust
  • mistrust
  • untrust
  • wantrust

Derived terms[edit]

  • beef trust
  • brain trust
  • brains trust
  • charitable trust
  • constructive trust
  • honorary trust
  • mistrust
  • partial trust
  • remainder trust
  • resulting trust
  • spendthrift trust
  • trust fall
  • trust fund
  • trust territory
  • trustful
  • trustless
  • trustworthy
  • trusty
  • unit trust
  • untrust
  • wantrust

Translations[edit]

confidence in or reliance on some person or quality

  • Albanian: besim (sq) m
  • Arabic: ثِقَة‎ f (ṯiqa)
  • Armenian: վստահություն (hy) (vstahutʿyun)
  • Assamese: ভৰসা (bhoroxa), বিশ্বাস (bissax)
  • Azerbaijani: inam, etimad (az), etibar (az)
  • Bashkir: ышаныс (ışanıs)
  • Belarusian: даве́р m (davjér), даве́р’е n (davjérʺje)
  • Bengali: বিশ্বাস (bn) (biśśaś), ভরসা (bhôrśa)
  • Bulgarian: дове́рие (bg) n (dovérie)
  • Catalan: confiança (ca) f
  • Cebuano: salig
  • Chinese:
    Cantonese: 信任 (seon3 jam6)
    Mandarin: 信任 (zh) (xìnrèn)
  • Czech: důvěra (cs) f
  • Danish: tillid c, tiltro
  • Dutch: vertrouwen (nl)
  • Esperanto: fido
  • Estonian: usaldus
  • Faroese: álit n
  • Finnish: luottamus (fi), usko (fi)
  • French: confiance (fr) f
  • Friulian: fede f
  • Georgian: ნდობა (ndoba)
  • German: Vertrauen (de) n
  • Gothic: 𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 f (trauains)
  • Greek: εμπιστοσύνη (el) f (empistosýni)
  • Hebrew: אֵמוּן‎ (he) m (’emún)
  • Higaonon: kigsalig
  • Hindi: विश्वास (hi) m (viśvās), भरोसा (hi) m (bharosā)
  • Hungarian: bizalom (hu)
  • Icelandic: traust (is) n
  • Indonesian: kepercayaan (id)
  • Irish: muinín f, iontaoibh f, dóchas m
  • Italian: fiducia (it) f, confidenza (it) f
  • Japanese: 信 (ja) (しん, shin), 信頼 (ja) (しんらい, shinrai), 信任 (ja) (しんにん, shinnin)
  • Kazakh: сенім (kk) (senım)
  • Khmer: ទុកចិត្ត (tuk cət), ជឿ (km) (cɨə)
  • Korean: 믿음 (ko) (mideum), 신뢰(信賴) (ko) (silloe), 신임(信任) (ko) (sinim)
  • Kurdish:
    Northern Kurdish: îtimad (ku), îtibar (ku), pêbawerî (ku)
  • Kyrgyz: ишеним (ky) (işenim), ишенүү (ky) (işenüü)
  • Latin: fides f, fīdūcia f
  • Latvian: uzticība f
  • Lithuanian: pasitikėjimas m
  • Low German:
    German Low German: Vertroen n, Vertruggen n (Westphalian)
  • Luxembourgish: Vertrauen n
  • Macedonian: доверба f (doverba)
  • Malay: kepercayaan (ms), perchaya, amanah
  • Malayalam: വിശ്വാസം (ml) (viśvāsaṃ)
  • Maranao: sarig
  • Mongolian:
    Cyrillic: итгэл (mn) (itgel), итгэлцэл (mn) (itgelcel)
    Mongolian: ᠢᠲᠡᠭᠡᠯ (itegel), ᠢᠲᠡᠭᠡᠯᠴᠡᠯ (itegelčel)
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: tillit (no) m or f
    Nynorsk: tillit m or f
  • Occitan: fisança (oc) f
  • Pashto: اعتماد‎ (ps) m (e’temād), اعتبار‎ (ps) m (e’tebār), باور‎ (ps) m (bāwar)
  • Persian: اعتماد‎ (fa) (e’temâd), اعتبار‎ (fa) (e’tebâr), باور‎ (fa) (bâvar)
  • Polish: zaufanie (pl) n
  • Portuguese: confiança (pt) f
  • Romanian: încredere (ro) f
  • Russian: дове́рие (ru) n (dovérije)
  • Sanskrit: विश्वास (sa) m (viśvāsa)
  • Scottish Gaelic: creideas m, earbsa f
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: повере́ње n, повјере́ње n
    Roman: poverénje (sh) n, povjerénje (sh) n
  • Slovak: dôvera f
  • Slovene: zaupanje (sl) n
  • Spanish: confianza (es) f
  • Swahili: muamana (sw)
  • Swedish: förtroende (sv) n, tillit (sv) c
  • Tagalog: tiwala
  • Tajik: эътимод (tg) (eʾtimod), бовар (bovar), эътибор (tg) (eʾtibor)
  • Tamil: நம்பிக்கை (ta) (nampikkai)
  • Tatar: ышаныч (tt) (ışanıç)
  • Telugu: నమ్మకం (te) (nammakaṁ), విశ్వాసం (viśvāsaṁ), భరోసా (te) (bharōsā)
  • Tibetan: ཡིད་ཆེས (yid ches)
  • Tocharian B: päkwalñe
  • Turkish: güven (tr), güvenç (tr), itimat (tr), itibar (tr)
  • Turkmen: ynanç, ynam
  • Ukrainian: дові́ра (uk) f (dovíra), дові́р’я n (dovírʺja)
  • Urdu: اعتبار‎ (i’tibār), بھروسہ‎ m (bharosā), اعتماد‎ (i’timād)
  • Uyghur: ئىشەنچ‎ (ishench)
  • Uzbek: ishonch (uz), inonish (uz), etimod, ishonish (uz)
  • Volapük: please add this translation if you can
  • Yiddish: צוטרוי‎ m (tsutroy), בטחון‎ m (betokhn), גלויבן‎ m (gloybn)
  • Zazaki: bıvar n, itibar c, emeli f

dependence upon something in the future; hope

  • Bashkir: ышаныс (ışanıs)
  • Bengali: ভরসা (bhôrśa), বিশ্বাস (bn) (biśśaś)
  • Bulgarian: надежда (bg) f (nadežda), упование (bg) n (upovanie)
  • Catalan: confiança (ca) f
  • Finnish: toivo (fi)
  • German: Vertrauen (de) n, Hoffnung (de) f
  • Greek: πίστη (el) (písti)
  • Hungarian: bizodalom (hu), remény (hu), reménység
  • Italian: speranza (it) f
  • Low German:
    German Low German: Hööp f
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: forhåpning m
  • Portuguese: esperança (pt) f
  • Romanian: speranță (ro) f, sperare (ro) f
  • Swahili: muamana (sw)
  • Swedish: förtröstan (sv) c, tilltro (sv) c
  • Zazaki: muamma c

that which is committed or entrusted; something received in confidence; a charge

  • Zazaki: emeli c

trustworthiness, reliability

  • Finnish: luotettavuus (fi)
  • Italian: affidabilità (it) f
  • Malayalam: വിശ്വാസം (ml) (viśvāsaṃ)
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: til å stole på, pålitelig (no)
  • Portuguese: confiabilidade (pt) f
  • Romanian: veridicitate (ro) f
  • Scottish Gaelic: creideas m
  • Swahili: muamana (sw)
  • Zazaki: muamma c

a group of businessmen or traders

  • Albanian: trust (sq) m
  • Arabic: تْرَسْت‎ m (trast), اِئْتِمَان‎ (ar) m (iʔtimān)
  • Armenian: տրեստ (hy) (trest)
  • Azerbaijani: trest
  • Belarusian: трэст m (trest)
  • Bulgarian: тръст (bg) m (trǎst)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 托拉斯 (zh) (tuōlāsī)
  • Estonian: trust (et)
  • Finnish: trusti (fi)
  • French: trust (fr) m
  • Georgian: ტრესტი (ṭresṭi)
  • German: Trust m
  • Greek: σύμπραξη (el) f (sýmpraxi)
  • Hindi: ट्रस्ट (hi) (ṭrasṭ)
  • Hungarian: tröszt (hu)
  • Italian: trust (it) m
  • Japanese: トラスト (torasuto)
  • Kazakh: трест (trest)
  • Korean: 트러스트 (teureoseuteu)
  • Kyrgyz: трест (ky) (trest)
  • Latvian: trests m
  • Lithuanian: trestas m
  • Mongolian:
    Cyrillic: трест (mn) (trest)
  • Persian: تراست‎ (fa) (terâst)
  • Polish: trust (pl) m
  • Portuguese: consórcio (pt) m, trust (pt) m
  • Romanian: trust (ro) n
  • Russian: трест (ru) m (trest)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: тру̏ст m
    Roman: trȕst (sh) m
  • Spanish: consorcio (es) m, trust (es) m
  • Swedish: trust (sv) c
  • Thai: ทรัสต์ (trás)
  • Turkish: tröst (tr)
  • Turkmen: trest
  • Ukrainian: трест m (trest)
  • Uzbek: trest (uz)
  • Vietnamese: tơ-rớt (vi), tờ-rớt

Translations to be checked

Verb[edit]

trust (third-person singular simple present trusts, present participle trusting, simple past and past participle trusted)

  1. (transitive) To place confidence in, to rely on, to confide in.

    We cannot trust anyone who deceives us.

    • 1599, William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:

      If I live to see it, I will never trust his word after.

    • October 5, 1751, Samuel Johnson, The Rambler No. 162
      He that trusts without reserve will at last be deceived.
  2. (intransitive, with in) To have faith in; to rely on for continuing support or aid.
  3. (transitive) To give credence to; to believe; to credit.

    • c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii]:

      Trust me, you looke well.

  4. (transitive) To hope confidently; to believe (usually with a phrase or infinitive clause as the object)

    I trust you have cleaned your room?

  5. (transitive) to show confidence in a person by entrusting them with something.

    • 1675, John Dryden, Aureng-zebe: A Tragedy. […], London: […] T[homas] N[ewcomb] for Henry Herringman, […], published 1676, →OCLC, (please specify the page number):

      Whom, with your power and fortune, sir, you trust, Now to suspect is vain.

  6. (transitive) To commit, as to one’s care; to entrust.
  7. (transitive) To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment.

    Merchants and manufacturers trust their customers annually with goods.

  8. (intransitive, followed by to) To rely on (something), as though having trust (on it).

    to trust to luck

    Having lost the book, he had to trust to his memory for further details.

  9. (archaic, transitive) To risk; to venture confidently.
  10. (intransitive) To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide.

    • c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s VVell, that Ends VVell”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i], page 236, column 2:

      More ſhould I queſtion thee, and more I muſt, / Though more to know, could not be more to truſt: […]

  11. (archaic, intransitive) To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of payment; to give credit.

Conjugation[edit]

Antonyms[edit]

  • distrust
  • mistrust

Derived terms[edit]

  • betrust
  • foretrust
  • mistrust
  • trust everybody, but cut the cards
  • trustable
  • trustee
  • truster
  • trusting
  • trustor

Translations[edit]

to place confidence in

  • Albanian: besoj (sq)
  • Arabic: وَثِقَ‎ (ar) (waṯiqa)
  • Armenian: վստահել (hy) (vstahel)
  • Aromanian: mi-ncred
  • Azerbaijani: etibar etmək, inanmaq (az), qızmaq
  • Belarusian: давяра́ць impf (davjarácʹ)
  • Bulgarian: доверя́вам impf (doverjávam)
  • Burmese: အားကိုး (my) (a:kui:)
  • Catalan: fiar-se (ca), confiar (ca)
  • Chinese:
    Cantonese: 相信 (soeng1 seon3), 信任 (seon3 jam6)
    Mandarin: 相信 (zh) (xiāngxìn), 信任 (zh) (xìnrèn)
  • Czech: důvěřovat (cs)
  • Danish: stole på
  • Dutch: vertrouwen (nl)
  • Esperanto: konfidi (eo)
  • Estonian: usaldama
  • Finnish: luottaa (fi), uskoa (fi)
  • French: faire confiance (fr)
  • Georgian: ენდობა (endoba)
  • German: vertrauen (de)
  • Gothic: 𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌽 (trauan)
  • Greek: εμπιστεύομαι (el) (empistévomai)
    Ancient: πείθω (peíthō)
  • Hindi: भरोसा करना (bharosā karnā)
  • Hungarian: bízik (hu), megbízik (hu)
  • Icelandic: treysta (is)
  • Irish: dóchas a bheith agat as, iontaoibh a bheith agat as
  • Italian: fidarsi (it), avere fiducia
  • Japanese: 信じる (ja) (しんじる, shinjiru), 信頼する (ja) (しんらいする, shinrai suru), 信任する (ja) (しんにんする, shinnin suru)
  • Kazakh: сену (kk) (senu)
  • Khmer: ទុកចិត្ត (tuk cət), ជឿ (km) (cɨə)
  • Korean: 믿다 (ko) (mitda), 신임하다 (ko) (sinimhada), 신뢰하다 (ko) (silloehada)
  • Kyrgyz: ишенүү (ky) (işenüü)
  • Latin: fido
  • Latvian: uzticēties
  • Lithuanian: tikėti (lt), pavesti
  • Macedonian: доверува impf (doveruva)
  • Maori: whakawhirinaki
  • Mongolian:
    Cyrillic: итгэх (mn) (itgex)
    Mongolian: ᠢᠲᠡᠭᠡᠬᠦ (itegekü)
  • Nahuatl: temachia
  • Ngazidja Comorian: hwamini
  • Malayalam: വിശ്വാസം (ml) (viśvāsaṃ)
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: stole på (no), ha tillit til
  • Occitan: creire (oc), se fisar, se confisar, téner fisança
  • Persian: اعتماد کردن‎ (fa) (e’temâd kardan), باور کردن‎ (fa) (bâvar kardan), اعتماد داشتن‎ (fa) (e’temâd dâštan)
  • Polish: ufać (pl) impf
  • Portuguese: confiar (pt)
  • Romanian: a se încrede (ro)
  • Russian: доверя́ть (ru) impf (doverjátʹ) (+ dative case)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: ве̏ровати impf, вје̏ровати impf
    Roman: vȅrovati (sh) impf, vjȅrovati (sh) impf
  • Slovak: dôverovať impf
  • Slovene: zaupati (sl) impf
  • Spanish: confiar (es), fiarse (es)
  • Swedish: lita på, ha tillit till
  • Tajik: бовар кардан (bovar kardan), эътимод кардан (eʾtimod kardan)
  • Thai: วางใจ (th) (waang-jai)
  • Tocharian B: päkw-
  • Turkish: güvenmek (tr)
  • Turkmen: ynanmak
  • Ukrainian: довіря́ти impf (dovirjáty)
  • Urdu: اعتبار کرنا‎ (i’tibār karnā)
  • Uyghur: ئىشەنمەك‎ (ishenmek)
  • Uzbek: ishonmoq (uz), inonmoq (uz)
  • Vietnamese: tin (vi)
  • Yiddish: געטרויען‎ (getroyen)
  • Zazaki: itimad kerden, emeli kerden, bıvar kerden, itibar kerden

to give credence to

  • Bulgarian: вярвам (bg) (vjarvam)
  • Finnish: luottaa (fi), uskoa (fi)
  • French: avoir foi en quelqu’un
  • Greek: πιστεύω (el) (pistévo)
  • Italian: credere (it)
  • Latin: confido
  • Malayalam: വിശ്വാസം (ml) (viśvāsaṃ)
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: tro på
  • Occitan: creire (oc), téner fisança
  • Spanish: creer (es)
  • Swedish: lita på (sv), ha tillit till, hysa tillit till

to hope confidently

  • Bulgarian: уповавам се (upovavam se)
  • Finnish: luottaa (fi), uskoa (fi)
  • Italian: sperare (it)
  • Malayalam: വിശ്വാസം (ml) (viśvāsaṃ)
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: tro på
  • Occitan: esperar (oc)
  • Spanish: esperar (es)
  • Swedish: förtrösta (på), känna tilltro (till), ha/hysa tillit (till)
  • Zazaki: boka c

to commit; to intrust

  • Bulgarian: поверявам (bg) (poverjavam)
  • Esperanto: fidi (eo)
  • Irish: cuir in iontaoibh, lig ar iontaoibh le
  • Italian: affidare (it)
  • Polish: powierzyć (pl) pf, powierzać (pl) impf
  • Spanish: confiar (es)
  • Swedish: anförtro (sig åt)

to have trust

  • Bulgarian: доверявам се (doverjavam se)
  • Finnish: uskoa (fi), luottaa (fi)
  • French: faire confiance (fr)
  • Malayalam: വിശ്വാസം (ml) (viśvāsaṃ)
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: ha tillit
  • Swedish: lita (sv), ha tillit, hysa tillit

to be confident

  • Finnish: uskoa (fi), luottaa (fi)
  • French: faire confiance (fr)
  • Italian: confidare (it)
  • Latin: confido
  • Malayalam: വിശ്വാസം (ml) (viśvāsaṃ)
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: være trygg
  • Swedish: förtrösta, känna förtröstan, känna tilltro

to sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of payment

Adjective[edit]

trust (comparative more trust, superlative most trust)

  1. (obsolete) Secure, safe.
  2. (obsolete) Faithful, dependable.
  3. (law) of or relating to a trust.

Anagrams[edit]

  • strut, sturt

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English trust.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (France, Quebec) IPA(key): /tʁœst/

Noun[edit]

trust m (plural trusts)

  1. a trust (a group of businessmen or traders)

Further reading[edit]

  • “trust”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English trust.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtrast/, /ˈtrɛst/, /ˈtrøst/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ast, -ɛst

Noun[edit]

trust m (invariable)

  1. trust (group of people)

Derived terms[edit]

  • trust di cervelli (“brains trust”)

References[edit]

  1. ^ trust in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • truste, troste, trist, trest

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Old Norse traust.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /trust/

Noun[edit]

trust (uncountable)

  1. confidence, reliance

Descendants[edit]

  • English: trust
  • Yola: thrist

References[edit]

  • “trust, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English trust.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /trast/
  • Rhymes: -ast
  • Syllabification: trust

Noun[edit]

trust m inan

  1. (business) trust (group of businessmen or traders)

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

  • trustowy

Further reading[edit]

  • trust in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • trust in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French trust.

Noun[edit]

trust n (plural trusturi)

  1. trust (a group of businessmen)

Declension[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English trust.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɾast/ [ˈt̪ɾast̪], /ˈtɾust/ [ˈt̪ɾust̪]
  • Rhymes: -ast, -ust
  • Syllabification: trust

Noun[edit]

trust m (plural trusts)

  1. (finance) trust

Further reading[edit]

  • “trust”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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