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- pronunciation:
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faId
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
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intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
confides, confiding, confided |
| definition: |
to disclose secrets or confidences trustfully (usu. fol. by "in").
My brother is the only person I can confide in.- similar words:
- open up, tell, trust
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| related words: |
commune |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to disclose (private matters) in good faith to another.
She confides most of her secrets to her best friend.He confided that he was afraid of water and couldn't swim.- synonyms:
- disclose, divulge
- similar words:
- reveal, tell
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| related words: |
entrust, impart, trust |
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