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trust
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- pronunciation:
- truhst
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a belief in the strength or truth of a person or thing.
You have earned my trust because you are always honest.- synonyms:
- faith
- antonyms:
- distrust, doubt, mistrust
- similar words:
- belief, certainty, confidence, conviction, security
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| definition 2: |
the charge or care of a person or thing.
They left the child in the trust of his grandmother.- synonyms:
- care, charge, custody
- similar words:
- guardianship, keeping, protection, responsibility
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| definition 3: |
property managed by one person for the benefit of another.
His parents set up a trust of two thousand dollars that he can have when he turns eighteen. |
| related words: |
firm, grant |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
trusts, trusting, trusted |
| definition 1: |
to rely upon; depend on (usually followed by "in" or "to").
We trusted in the old bridge to get us safely across the river.- synonyms:
- depend on, rely on
- similar words:
- bank on, believe in, count on, lean on
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| definition 2: |
to place confidence in.
I trust your opinion.- synonyms:
- believe in
- antonyms:
- distrust, doubt
- similar words:
- believe, credit
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| definition 3: |
to believe.
I trust his word.- synonyms:
- believe
- antonyms:
- doubt, mistrust
- similar words:
- accept, assume, buy, credit, guess, presume, put stock in, suppose, suspect, swallow, think
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| definition 4: |
to place in the care of.
She trusted her car to her brother while she was away.- synonyms:
- entrust
- similar words:
- commend, commit, confide, delegate
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| definition 5: |
to hope.
He trusted that next year would bring better luck.- synonyms:
- anticipate, hope
- antonyms:
- doubt
- similar words:
- dream, expect, guess, presume, think
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| related words: |
confide, entrust |
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| derivations: |
trustable (adj.), trustability (n.), truster (n.) |
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