Word Definitions & Examples
noun
Sense 1
"the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity"
Type of:
trait
Kinds of:
credulity
verb
Sense 3
"We can trust in God"
"Rely on your friends"
"bank on your good education"
"I swear by my grandmother''s recipes"
Type of:
believe
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
noun
Sense 4
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
"he is the beneficiary of a generous trust set up by his father"
noun
Sense 5
a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service
"they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly"
Derived:
combine
noun
Sense 7
"he took me into his confidence"
"he betrayed their trust"
noun
Sense 8
"he cherished the faith of a good woman"
"the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust"
Type of:
belief
verb
Sense 9
"I believe that he will come back from the war"
Usage Patterns:
Something ----s somebody
verb
Sense 10
"I trust you will behave better from now on"
"I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"
Type of:
wish
Usage Patterns:
Something ----s somebody
noun
Sense 11
"he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"
"he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun"
Type of:
certainty
verb
Sense 12
"The messenger was entrusted with the general''s secret"
"I commit my soul to God"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
12
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
78
Times Searched
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