trust, trustingness, trustfulness
(noun) the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others; âthe experience destroyed his trust and personal dignityâ
reliance, trust
(noun) certainty based on past experience; âhe wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientistsâ; âhe put more trust in his own two legs than in the gunâ
faith, trust
(noun) complete confidence in a person or plan etc; âhe cherished the faith of a good womanâ; âthe doctor-patient relationship is based on trustâ
trust, corporate trust, combine, cartel
(noun) a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service; âthey set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopolyâ
trust
(noun) something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary); âhe is the beneficiary of a generous trust set up by his fatherâ
confidence, trust
(noun) a trustful relationship; âhe took me into his confidenceâ; âhe betrayed their trustâ
trust
(verb) have confidence or faith in; âWe can trust in our governmentâ
believe, trust
(verb) be confident about something; âI believe that he will come back from the warâ
hope, trust, desire
(verb) expect and wish; âI trust you will behave better from now onâ; âI hope she understands that she cannot expect a raiseâ
trust
(verb) (chiefly archaic) extend credit to; âdonât trust my ex-wife; I wonât pay her debts anymoreâ
entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit
(verb) confer a trust upon; âThe messenger was entrusted with the generalâs secretâ; âI commit my soul to Godâ
trust
(verb) allow without fear
Source: WordNet® 3.1
trust (countable and uncountable, plural trusts)
Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.
Dependence upon something in the future; hope.
That which is committed or entrusted; something received in confidence; a charge.
That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope.
(rare) Trustworthiness, reliability.
The condition or obligation of one to whom anything is confided; responsible charge or office.
(legal) The confidence vested in a person who has legal ownership of a property to manage for the benefit of another.
(legal) An estate devised or granted in confidence that the devisee or grantee shall convey it, or dispose of the profits, at the will, or for the benefit, of another; an estate held for the use of another.
A group of businessmen or traders organised for mutual benefit to produce and distribute specific commodities or services, and managed by a central body of trustees.
(computing) Affirmation of the access rights of a user of a computer system.
• belief
• confidence
• expectation
• faith
• hope
• distrust
• mistrust
• untrust
• wantrust
trust (third-person singular simple present trusts, present participle trusting, simple past and past participle trusted)
(transitive) To place confidence in; to rely on, to confide, or have faith, in.
(transitive) To give credence to; to believe; to credit.
(transitive) To hope confidently; to believe (usually with a phrase or infinitive clause as the object)
(transitive) to show confidence in a person by entrusting them with something.
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(transitive) To commit, as to one's care; to entrust.
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(transitive) To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment.
(intransitive, followed by to) To rely on (something), as though having trust (on it).
(archaic, transitive) To risk; to venture confidently.
(intransitive) To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide.
(archaic, intransitive) To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of payment; to give credit.
• distrust
• mistrust
trust (comparative more trust, superlative most trust)
(obsolete) Secure, safe.
(obsolete) Faithful, dependable.
(legal) of or relating to a trust.
• strut, sturt
Source: Wiktionary
Trust, n. Etym: [OE. trust, trost, Icel. traust confidence, security; akin to Dan. & Sw. tröst comfort, consolation, G. trost, Goth. trausti a convention, covenant, and E. true. See True, and cf. Tryst.]
1. Assured resting of the mind on the integrity, veracity, justice, friendship, or other sound principle, of another person; confidence; reliance; reliance. "O ever-failing trust in mortal strength!" Milton. Most take things upon trust. Locke.
2. Credit given; especially, delivery of property or merchandise in reliance upon future payment; exchange without immediate receipt of an equivalent; as, to sell or buy goods on trust.
3. Assured anticipation; dependence upon something future or contingent, as if present or actual; hope; belief. "Such trust have we through Christ." 2 Cor. iii. 4. His trust was with the Eternal to be deemed Equal in strength. Milton.
4. That which is committed or intrusted to one; something received in confidence; charge; deposit.
5. The condition or obligation of one to whom anything is confided; responsible charge or office. [I] serve him truly that will put me in trust. Shak. Reward them well, if they observe their trust. Denham.
6. That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope. O Lord God, thou art my trust from my youth. Ps. lxxi. 5.
7. (Law)
Definition: An estate devised or granted in confidence that the devisee or grantee shall convey it, or dispose of the profits, at the will, or for the benefit, of another; an estate held for the use of another; a confidence respecting property reposed in one person, who is termed the trustee, for the benefit of another, who is called the cestui que trust.
8. An organization formed mainly for the purpose of regulating the supply and price of commodities, etc.; as, a sugar trust. [Cant]
Syn.
– Confidence; belief; faith; hope; expectation. Trust deed (Law), a deed conveying property to a trustee, for some specific use.
Trust, a.
Definition: Held in trust; as, trust property; trustmoney.
Trust, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trusted; p. pr. & vb. n. Trusting.] Etym: [OE. trusten, trosten. See Trust, n.]
1. To place confidence in; to rely on, to confide, or repose faith, in; as, we can not trust those who have deceived us. I will never trust his word after. Shak. He that trusts every one without reserve will at last be deceived. Johnson.
2. To give credence to; to believe; to credit. Trust me, you look well. Shak.
3. To hope confidently; to believe; -- usually with a phrase or infinitive clause as the object. I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face. 2 John 12. We trustwe have a good conscience. Heb. xiii. 18.
4. to show confidence in a person by intrusting (him) with something. Whom, with your power and fortune, sir, you trust, Now to suspect is vain. Dryden.
5. To commit, as to one's care; to intrust. Merchants were not willing to trust precious cargoes to any custody but that of a man-of-war. Macaulay.
6. To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment; as, merchants and manufacturers trust their customers annually with goods.
7. To risk; to venture confidently. [Beguiled] by thee to trust thee from my side. Milton.
Trust, v. i.
1. To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide. More to know could not be more to trust. Shak.
2. To be confident, as of something future; to hope. I will trust and not be afraid. Isa. xii. 2.
3. To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of payment; to give credit. It is happier sometimes to be cheated than not to trust. Johnson. To trust in, To trust on, to place confidence in,; to rely on; to depend. "Trust in the Lord, and do good." Ps. xxxvii. 3. "A priest . . . on whom we trust." Chaucer. Her widening streets on new foundations trust. Dryden. To trust to or unto, to depend on; to have confidence in; to rely on. They trusted unto the liers in wait. Judges xx. 36.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., âthe father of the brideâ instead of âthe brideâs fatherâ
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