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(kənfaɪd)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense confides, present participle confiding, past tense, past participle confided
verb
If you confide in someone, you tell them a secret.
I knew she had some problems in her job because she had confided in me. [VERB + in]
He confided to me that he felt like he was being punished. [VERB + to]
On New Year's Eve he confided that he had suffered rather troubling chest pains. [VERB that]
I confided my worries to Michael. [VERB noun + to]
[Also VERB with quote]
confiding graded adjective
Ford's letters to her are fond and confiding.
More Synonyms of confide

confide in British English

(kənˈfaɪd)
verb
1. (usually foll by in; when tr, may take a clause as object)
to disclose (secret or personal matters) in confidence (to); reveal in private (to)
2. (intransitive; foll by in)
to have complete trust
3. (transitive)
to entrust into another's keeping
Derived forms
confider (conˈfider)
noun
Word origin
C15: from Latin confīdere, from fīdere to trust; related to Latin foedus treaty

confide in American English

(kənˈfaɪd)
verb intransitiveWord forms: conˈfided or conˈfiding
1. 
to trust (in someone), esp. by sharing secrets or discussing private affairs
verb transitive
2. 
to tell or talk about as a secret
to confide one's troubles to a friend
3. 
to entrust (as a duty, object, or person) to someone
SIMILAR WORDS:  comˈmit
Derived forms
confider (conˈfider)
noun
Word origin
L confidere < com-, intens. + fidere, to trust: see faith

Examples of 'confide' in a sentence
confide

The degree to which our parents have friends they confide in will also make a difference.
Martin, April The Guide to Lesbian and Gay Parenting (1993)
Others confide the secret pain of longing to become a mother.
Christianity Today (2000)
They in turn trusted and confided in him.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
She came round to my house one afternoon and confided in me how unhappy she feels.
The Sun (2016)
 Also consider confiding in the leader of this project.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
My boyfriend was so supportive and confided in my friend that he was still in love with me.
The Sun (2014)
They are listening intently to a young man asking them to confide their darkest secrets to one another.
The Sun (2009)
She also confided in her mum.
The Sun (2016)
They aren't people you can trust or confide in.
The Sun (2008)
If you feel comfortable confiding in one or both, share these feelings with them.
The Sun (2015)
For some reason they see me as the one to confide in, especially concerning relationships.
The Sun (2012)
I was too ashamed to confide in friends from university.
The Sun (2012)
I am so unhappy but have no one to confide in.
The Sun (2013)
The historic case only came to court decades on when she confided in a friend - who then alerted police.
The Sun (2013)
She has confided in a friend that she can't see a future with our neighbour but can with me.
The Sun (2008)
They need to feel that they can trust you and confide in you, so let it happen slowly and naturally.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But I confided in another friend and she was horrified.
The Sun (2011)
He confided: 'The secret is using the very best trainers.
The Sun (2012)
He could no longer trust me or confide in me and the Western world he'd grown up in was evil.
The Sun (2014)
In the afternoon the rich, the famous, the beautiful and the successful came to his office and confided their secrets.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
I also confided in John.
The Sun (2016)
Not that any of them are fashion insiders: he also confides that his mother once rang him excitedly to tell him she'dseen him in a magazine.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)

In other languages
confide

British English: confide VERB
If you confide in someone, you tell them a secret.
In the old days she had been able to confide in her friend, count on her support.
  • American English: confide
  • Brazilian Portuguese: confiar
  • Chinese: 吐露秘密等
  • European Spanish: confiar
  • French: se confier
  • German: sich anvertrauen
  • Italian: confidarsi
  • Japanese: 打ち明ける
  • Korean: 비밀을 털어놓다
  • European Portuguese: confiar
  • Latin American Spanish: confiar

Chinese translation of 'confide'

confide

(kənˈfaɪd)

vi

  1. to confide in sb 向某人吐露秘(祕)密 (xiàng mǒurén tǔlù mìmì)

vt

  1. to confide sth to sb 向某人倾(傾)吐某事 (xiàng mǒurén qīngtǔ mǒushì)
to confide to sb that ... 向某人吐露 ... (xiàng mǒurén tǔlù ... )
1 (verb) 
He confided his worries to me.
Synonyms
tell
The facts tell a very different story.
admit
A huge proportion of them admit to regularly breaking the laws of the road.
reveal
She has refused to reveal her daughter's whereabouts.
confess
He has confessed to seventeen murders.
She confesses that she only wrote those books for the money.
whisper
‘Keep your voice down,’ I whispered.
disclose
Neither side would disclose details of the transaction.
impart
the ability to impart knowledge and command respect
divulge
He was charged with divulging state secrets.
breathe
It is the readers who breathe life into a newspaper.
2 (verb) 
Definition
to entrust into another's keeping
(formal) 
Synonyms
entrust
She entrusted her children to the care of their grandparents while she was away on a business trip.
commit
The government have committed billions of pounds to the programme.
commend (formal)
I would not commend my brother to his care.
consign

Additional synonyms

in the sense of admit
Definition
to confess or acknowledge (a crime or mistake)
A huge proportion of them admit to regularly breaking the laws of the road.
Synonyms
confess,
own up,
confide,
profess,
own up,
come clean (informal),
avow,
come out of the closet,
sing (slang, US),
cough (slang),
spill your guts (slang),
fess up (slang)
in the sense of breathe
It is the readers who breathe life into a newspaper.
Synonyms
instil,
inspire,
pass on,
inject,
impart,
infuse,
imbue
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

Synonyms of 'confide'

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