entrust
verb /ɪnˈtrʌst/
/ɪnˈtrʌst/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they entrust | /ɪnˈtrʌst/ /ɪnˈtrʌst/ |
| he / she / it entrusts | /ɪnˈtrʌsts/ /ɪnˈtrʌsts/ |
| past simple entrusted | /ɪnˈtrʌstɪd/ /ɪnˈtrʌstɪd/ |
| past participle entrusted | /ɪnˈtrʌstɪd/ /ɪnˈtrʌstɪd/ |
| -ing form entrusting | /ɪnˈtrʌstɪŋ/ /ɪnˈtrʌstɪŋ/ |
- to make somebody responsible for doing something or taking care of somebody
- entrust A (to B) He entrusted the task to his nephew.
- The rebuilding of London’s churches was entrusted to the brilliant young architect, Christopher Wren.
- His mother entrusted him to doctors at Charing Cross hospital.
- entrust B with A He entrusted his nephew with the task.