Emotions / B1

TRUST/trʌst/

Trust means believe someone is honest or something is safe: trust someone to do something, trust in a system, a position of trust. Believe can be about facts; rely on is about depending; confidence is the feeling. Trust as a noun is uncountable here; trustworthy is the adjective and distrust / mistrust are opposites. Take something on trust means accept it without proof.

Meaning

To believe that someone is honest or that something is safe.

Examples

• “I trust her to keep a secret.”
• “I would not trust that website with my card details.”
• “Trust takes years to build and minutes to lose.”

Good to know

trust someone to + verb. trust in + noun. Adjective: trustworthy. Depend: rely on.

Near in meaning

rely

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