trust

noun

UK /trʌst/

Word Forms

singular	trust
plural	trusts

1
uncountable a feeling of confidence in someone that shows you believe they are honest, fair, and reliable
Trust is an important issue between teenagers and their parents.
trust in:
public trust in police officers
put/place (your) trust in someone/something:
Sumner placed considerable trust in his lawyer.
abuse/betray someone’s trust (=treat someone badly or dishonestly, although they trusted you):
Jen had confided her secret to Mark, but he betrayed her trust.
Synonyms and related words
Certainty and being certain
certainty
assurance
guarantee
1. 1a
  confidence that something is safe, reliable, or effective
  You have to be able to have trust in your backup system.
  Synonyms and related words
  Certainty and being certain
  certainty
  assurance
  guarantee
Collocates
Adjectives frequently used with trust
▪ complete, implicit, mutual, total
Verbs frequently used with trust as the object
▪ build, earn, establish, gain, lose, win
2
uncountable legalan arrangement in which a person or an organization manages someone else’s money or property
hold/place something in trust:
The land will be held in trust by the Church.
Synonyms and related words
Investing and investments
annuity
arbitrage
blue chip
1. 2a
  countable money or property that someone manages for a person or an organization according to a legal arrangement
  Synonyms and related words
  Investing and investments
  annuity
  arbitrage
  blue chip
2. 2b
  countable an organization that manages money or property so that it can help other people or organizations
  the Jamaica National Heritage Trust
  a charitable trust
  Synonyms and related words
  Investing and investments
  annuity
  arbitrage
  blue chip
3
uncountable a situation in which someone is made responsible for another person or thing
put someone/something in the trust of someone:
She put her children in the trust of strangers.
a position of trust (=a job in which you have a lot of responsibility and power):
I don’t think a teenager can be expected to hold such a position of trust.
Synonyms and related words
Responsibilities and responsibility
accountability
responsibility
obligation
4
countable mainly Americana group of people or companies that work together to illegally control prices and limit competition in an industry
Synonyms and related words
Miscellaneous criminals
abductor
abettor
accessory
Synonyms and related words
Groups of people who work together
army
board
body

phrases

take something on trust

trust

noun

US /trʌst/

Word Forms

singular	trust
plural	trusts

1
uncountable a feeling of confidence in someone that shows you believe they are honest, fair, and reliable
Trust is an important issue between teenagers and their parents.
trust in:
public trust in police officers
put/place (your) trust in someone/something:
Sumner placed considerable trust in his lawyer.
abuse/betray someone’s trust (=treat someone badly or dishonestly, although they trusted you):
Jen had confided her secret to Mark, but he betrayed her trust.
Synonyms and related words
Certainty and being certain
certainty
assurance
guarantee
1. 1a
  confidence that something is safe, reliable, or effective
  You have to be able to have trust in your backup system.
  Synonyms and related words
  Certainty and being certain
  certainty
  assurance
  guarantee
Collocates
Adjectives frequently used with trust
▪ complete, implicit, mutual, total
Verbs frequently used with trust as the object
▪ build, earn, establish, gain, lose, win
2
uncountable legalan arrangement in which a person or an organization manages someone else’s money or property
hold/place something in trust:
The land will be held in trust by the Church.
Synonyms and related words
Investing and investments
annuity
arbitrage
blue chip
1. 2a
  countable money or property that someone manages for a person or an organization according to a legal arrangement
  Synonyms and related words
  Investing and investments
  annuity
  arbitrage
  blue chip
2. 2b
  countable an organization that manages money or property so that it can help other people or organizations
  the Jamaica National Heritage Trust
  a charitable trust
  Synonyms and related words
  Investing and investments
  annuity
  arbitrage
  blue chip
3
uncountable a situation in which someone is made responsible for another person or thing
put someone/something in the trust of someone:
She put her children in the trust of strangers.
a position of trust (=a job in which you have a lot of responsibility and power):
I don’t think a teenager can be expected to hold such a position of trust.
Synonyms and related words
Responsibilities and responsibility
accountability
responsibility
obligation
4
countable a group of people or companies that work together to illegally control prices and limit competition in an industry
Synonyms and related words
Miscellaneous criminals
abductor
abettor
accessory
Synonyms and related words
Groups of people who work together
army
board
body

phrases

take something on trust

trust

verb transitive

UK /trʌst/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	trust
he/she/it	trusts
present participle	trusting
past tense	trusted
past participle	trusted

1
to be confident that someone is honest, fair, and reliable
Both communities have to trust each other.
Politicians just can’t be trusted.
trust someone to do something:
Can we trust you to give John the message?
trust someone with something:
I can always trust him with a secret.
Synonyms and related words
To depend on or trust someone or something
depend on
rely on
trust
1. 1a
  to be confident that something is safe, reliable, or effective
  Never trust cheap locks like these.
  trust something to do something:
  I wouldn’t trust that ladder to hold me up.
  trust someone’s judgment (=be confident that they can make good decisions):
  I trust his judgment on legal issues.
  Synonyms and related words
  To depend on or trust someone or something
  depend on
  rely on
  trust
2. 1b
  to be confident that a fact or piece of information is true or accurate
  Don’t trust anything Mr Davis tells you.
  Synonyms and related words
  To believe or accept that something is true or exists
  think
  believe in
  suppose

phrases

I trust (that)

not trust someone an inch

not trust someone as far as you can throw them

trust someone (to do something)

phrasal verbs

trust in

trust to

trust

verb transitive

US /trʌst/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	trust
he/she/it	trusts
present participle	trusting
past tense	trusted
past participle	trusted

1
to be confident that someone is honest, fair, and reliable
Both communities have to trust each other.
Politicians just can’t be trusted.
trust someone to do something:
Can we trust you to give John the message?
trust someone with something:
I can always trust him with a secret.
Synonyms and related words
To depend on or trust someone or something
depend on
rely on
trust
1. 1a
  to be confident that something is safe, reliable, or effective
  Never trust cheap locks like these.
  trust something to do something:
  I wouldn’t trust that ladder to hold me up.
  trust someone’s judgment (=be confident that they can make good decisions):
  I trust his judgment on legal issues.
  Synonyms and related words
  To depend on or trust someone or something
  depend on
  rely on
  trust
2. 1b
  to be confident that a fact or piece of information is true or accurate
  Don’t trust anything Mr. Davis tells you.
  Synonyms and related words
  To believe or accept that something is true or exists
  think
  believe in
  suppose

phrases

I trust (that)

not trust someone any farther than an inch

trust someone (to do something)

phrasal verbs

trust in

trust to

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