noun

trust

truhst

noun

Firm belief in the reliability or honesty of someone or something.

"It took years to rebuild trust after the betrayal."

"Employees need to feel trust in their manager's decisions."

A legal arrangement where property or money is held by one party for the benefit of another.

"Her grandfather set up a trust so she'd receive the money at twenty-five."

verb

To believe in the reliability or truth of someone or something.

"I trust you to lock up when you leave."

"She didn't trust the rumours she'd heard about him."

How to Use Trust

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishBelieving that someone or something is reliable, or (in law/finance) a formal setup where property is managed on someone else's behalf.

Easily confused with

truce →

Common pairings

build trust break someone's trust a trust fund trust someone with something

Word Forms

more trust comparative, trusted past tense, trusts plural, trust plural, trusted plural, trusts singular, trust singular, trusted singular, trustest singular, trustedst singular, trusteth singular, most trust superlative

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Etymology

Traced back to Old Norse traust ("confidence, protection"), from a Proto-Germanic root meaning firm or solid — the same root behind "true" and "tree."

Synonyms

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belief confidence faith expectation hope

Antonyms

distrust mistrust untrust wantrust

Related Words

religion belief want believe desire confidence hope surprise

Rhymes for trust

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