Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense entrusts, present participle entrusting, past tense, past participle entrusted
verb
If you entrust something important to someone or entrust them with it, you make them responsible for looking after it or dealing with it.
If parents wanted to entrust their child to the best surgeons, they traveled to Bologna'smedical school. [VERB noun + to]
Her mother-in-law entrusted her with cooking tonight's feast for 30 friends and relatives. [VERB noun + with]
They can be entrusted to solve major national problems. [beVERB-ed to-infinitive]
[Also Vto n n]
More Synonyms of entrust
entrust in British English
or intrust (ɪnˈtrʌst)
verb(transitive)
1. (usually foll by with)
to invest or charge (with a duty, responsibility, etc)
2. (often foll by to)
to put into the care or protection of someone
▶ USAGE It is usually considered incorrect to talk about entrusting someone to do something: the army cannot be trusted (not entrusted) to carry out orders
Derived forms
entrustment (enˈtrustment) or intrustment (inˈtrustment)
noun
entrust in American English
(ɛnˈtrʌst; ɪnˈtrʌst)
verb transitive
1.
to charge or invest with a trust or duty
entrust a lawyer with records
2.
to assign the care of; turn over for safekeeping
entrust the key to me
SIMILAR WORDS: comˈmit
Derived forms
entrustment (enˈtrustment)
noun
Examples of 'entrust' in a sentence
entrust
How confident are they in his ability to accomplish the task he has entrusted to them?
Christianity Today (2000)
Yet those entrusted with the care of such houses feel let down by government.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He was entrusted with the task of expressing the aims of the project.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Which may be more than we can say about those entrusted with the task of combating its effects.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Answer: entrust responsibility to an illustrious former player.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In terms of the money that investors entrust to its care it has more than doubled in size over the past five years.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Much of the management of these huge tasks was entrusted to young inexperienced Allied officers.
Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)
In other languages
entrust
British English: entrust VERB
If you entrust something important to someone or entrust them with it, you make them responsible for looking after it or dealing with it.
He entrusted his cash to a business partner for investment in a series of projects.
American English: entrust
Brazilian Portuguese: confiar
Chinese: 委托
European Spanish: confiar
French: confier
German: anvertrauen
Italian: affidare
Japanese: ゆだねる
Korean: 맡기다
European Portuguese: confiar
Latin American Spanish: confiar
Chinese translation of 'entrust'
entrust
(ɪnˈtrʌst)
vt
to entrust sth to sb交托(託)某事给(給)某人 (jiāotuō mǒushì gěi mǒurén)
to entrust sb with sth把某事委托(託)给(給)某人 (bǎ mǒushì wěituō gěi mǒurén)
1 (verb)
Definition
to give (someone) a duty or responsibility
She entrusted her children to the care of their grandparents while she was away on a business trip.
Synonyms
give custody of
trust
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
deliver
He was led in handcuffs and delivered over to me.
commit
The government have committed billions of pounds to the programme.
delegate
Many employers find it hard to delegate duties.
hand over
turn over
confide (formal)
commend (formal)
I would not commend my brother to his care.
consign
2 (verb)
Definition
to put (something) into the care of someone
They are prepared to entrust her with the leadership of the party.
Synonyms
assign
charge (formal)
Her boss charged her with a hazardous mission.
trust
invest
The constitution had invested him with certain powers.
authorize
Additional synonyms
in the sense of charge
Definition
to command or assign
Her boss charged her with a hazardous mission.
Synonyms
command,
order,
demand,
require,
bid,
instruct,
entrust,
exhort (formal),
enjoin
in the sense of commend
Definition
to entrust
I would not commend my brother to his care.
Synonyms
entrust,
deliver,
commit,
yield,
hand over,
confide (formal),
consign
in the sense of commit
The government have committed billions of pounds to the programme.