trust

noun

OPAL S

/trʌst/

Idioms

jump to other results

[uncountable] the belief that somebody/something is good, sincere, honest, etc. and will not try to harm or trick you
- Our partnership is based on trust.
- This is a relationship built on mutual trust.
- It has taken years to earn their trust.
- We worked hard to gain the trust of local people.
- Talking openly with your team helps to build trust.
- trust in somebody/something Her trust in him was unfounded.
- If you put your trust in me, I will not let you down.
- I want to thank all those people who have placed their trust in me.
- She will not betray your trust (= do something that you have asked her not to do).
- He was appointed to a position of trust (= a job involving a lot of responsibility, because people trust him).
- This is a serious breach of trust.
- The company has to earn the trust and confidence of consumers again.
- trust between somebody and somebody There is a lack of trust between the two countries.
Extra Examples
- They had little trust for outsiders.
- We need to restore public trust.
- I will do all I can do to deserve your trust.
- It's good that you kept her trust.
- The President needs to rebuild his personal trust with the electorate.
- Does the plan have the trust and cooperation of the workers?
- They have placed great trust in him as a negotiator.
- This girl does not exactly inspire trust.
- This requires a certain level of trust among the community's members.
- We have absolute trust in the teachers.
- efforts to promote mutual trust between nations
- the fragile trust that existed between them
Topics Personal qualitiesb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- great
- absolute
- complete
- …
verb + trust
- have
- place
- put
- …
trust + verb
- exist
preposition
- trust among
- trust between
- trust for
- …
phrases
- a breach of trust
- a lack of trust
- a position of trust
- …
See full entry
[uncountable] trust (in something) the belief that something is true or correct or that you can rely on it
- We place so much trust in computers that it gets a little scary.
- Voters need to have trust in the voting system.
- Public trust in science is harmed by inaccurate journalism.
- If I were you, I would not place too much trust in their findings.
Extra Examples
- a campaign to build consumer trust in the quality of dairy products
- They followed the instructions in blind trust that all would turn out well.
[countable, uncountable] (law) an arrangement by which an organization or a group of people has legal control of money or property that has been given to somebody, usually until that person reaches a particular age; an amount of money or property that is controlled in this way
- He set up a trust for his children.
- The money will be held in trust until she is 18.
- Our fees depend on the value of the trust.
see also blind trust, unit trust
Extra Examples
- His father put the money in trust for him until he was 21.
- a publicly traded real estate investment trust
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- offshore
- investment
- unit
- …
verb + trust
- hold something in
- hold something on
- keep something in
- …
trust + noun
- account
- assets
- fund
- …
preposition
- in trust
- trust for
See full entry
[countable] (law) an organization or a group of people that invests money that is given or lent to it and uses the profits to help a charity
- a charitable trust
see also hospital trust
Extra Examples
- They ran the trust as a non-profit making concern.
- The trust owns the land and the buildings.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- independent
- charitable
- non-profit
- …
verb + trust
- manage
- run
trust + verb
- own
- manage
- run
- …
preposition
- trust for
See full entry
[countable] (especially North American English, business) a group of companies that work together illegally to reduce competition, control prices, etc.
- anti-trust laws

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse traust, from traustr ‘strong’; the verb from Old Norse treysta, assimilated to the noun.

Idioms

in somebody’s trust | in the trust of somebody

being taken care of by somebody
- The family pet was left in the trust of a neighbour.

take something on trust

to believe what somebody says even though you do not have any proof or evidence to show that it is true

trust

verb

OPAL S

/trʌst/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they trust	/trʌst/ /trʌst/
he / she / it trusts	/trʌsts/ /trʌsts/
past simple trusted	/ˈtrʌstɪd/ /ˈtrʌstɪd/
past participle trusted	/ˈtrʌstɪd/ /ˈtrʌstɪd/
-ing form trusting	/ˈtrʌstɪŋ/ /ˈtrʌstɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

jump to other results

to have confidence in somebody; to believe that somebody is good, sincere, honest, etc.
- trust somebody She trusts Alan implicitly.
- He has shown that he can't be trusted.
- Never trust a man who will not look you in the eye.
- a trusted adviser/friend
- trust somebody to do something You can trust me not to tell anyone.
- She nodded, not trusting herself to speak.
- Which party do you trust to run the economy?
Extra Examples
- I knew I could trust John.
- I was afraid to trust anyone after that.
- In my position I cannot risk blindly trusting anyone.
- You can never entirely trust even a ‘tame’ leopard.
- It seems you can't trust anyone these days.
- Can they be trusted to carry out the work properly?
- She didn't trust herself to speak.
Topics Personal qualitiesb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- implicitly
- blindly
- completely
- …
verb + trust
- be able to
- can
- be unable to
- …
preposition
- in
- to
- with
- …
phrases
- not to be trusted
- tried and trusted
See full entry
to believe that something is true or correct or that you can rely on it
- trust something He trusted her judgement.
- Always trust your instincts.
- a trusted source
- trust what… Don't trust what the newspapers say!
Synonyms trust
trust
- depend on somebody/something
- rely on somebody/something
- count on somebody/something
- believe in somebody
These words all mean to believe that somebody/something will do what you hope or expect of them or that what they tell you is correct or true.
- trust to believe that somebody is good, honest, sincere, etc. and that they will do what you expect of them or do the right thing; to believe that something is true or correct:
  You can trust me not to tell anyone.
  Don't trust what you read on the internet!
- depend on/upon somebody/something (often used with can/cannot/could/could not) to trust somebody/something to do what you expect or want, to do the right thing, or to be true or correct:
  He was the sort of person you could depend on.
  Can you depend on her version of what happened?
- rely on/upon somebody/something (used especially with can/cannot/could/could not and should/should not) to trust somebody/something to do what you expect or want, or to be honest, correct or good enough:
  Can I rely on you to keep this secret?
  You can’t rely on any figures you get from them.
trust, depend or rely on/upon somebody/something?You can trust a person but not a thing or system. You can trust somebody’s judgement or advice, but not their support. You can depend on somebody’s support, but not their judgement or advice. Rely on/upon somebody/something is used especially with you can/could or you should to give advice or a promise: I don’t really rely on his judgement. • You can’t really rely on his judgement.
- count on somebody/something (often used with can/cannot/could/could not) to be sure that somebody will do what you need them to do, or that something will happen as you want it to happen:
  I’m counting on you to help me.
  We can’t count on the good weather lasting.
- believe in somebody to feel that you can trust somebody and/or that they will be successful:
  They need a leader they can believe in.
Patterns
- to trust/depend on/rely on/count on somebody/something to do something
- to trust/believe in somebody/something
- to trust/rely on somebody’s advice/judgement
- to depend on/rely on/count on somebody’s support
- to completely trust/depend on/rely on/believe in somebody/something
Extra Examples
- I was reluctant to trust the evidence of my senses.
- Such figures are not to be trusted.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- implicitly
- blindly
- completely
- …
verb + trust
- be able to
- can
- be unable to
- …
preposition
- in
- to
- with
- …
phrases
- not to be trusted
- tried and trusted
See full entry
trust (that)… (formal) to hope and expect that something is true
- I trust (that) you have no objections to our proposals?

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse traust, from traustr ‘strong’; the verb from Old Norse treysta, assimilated to the noun.

Idioms

not trust somebody an inch

to not trust somebody at all
- He says he just wants to help you but I wouldn’t trust him an inch if I were you.

tried and tested/trusted (British English)

(North American English tried and true)

that you have used or relied on in the past successfully
- a tried and trusted method for solving the problem
- Some teachers prefer the tried and trusted methods of language learning.
Topics Successc2
More Like This Alliteration in idioms
Alliteration in idioms
- belt and braces
- black and blue
- born and bred
- chalk and cheese
- chop and change
- done and dusted
- down and dirty
- in dribs and drabs
- eat somebody out of house and home
- facts and figures
- fast and furious
- first and foremost
- forgive and forget
- hale and hearty
- hem and haw
- kith and kin
- mix and match
- part and parcel
- puff and pant
- to rack and ruin
- rant and rave
- risk life and limb
- short and sweet
- signed and sealed
- spic and span
- through thick and thin
- this and that
- top and tail
- tried and tested
- wax and wane

trust you, him, her, etc. (to do something)

(informal) used when somebody does or says something that you think is typical of them
- Trust John to forget Sue's birthday!