English dictionary
trust
/tr/@/st/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Held in trust; as, <i>trust</i> property; <i>trust</i>money.
Source: webster1913
noun
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something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
ExamplesHe is the beneficiary of a generous trust set up by his father.
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certainty based on past experience
ExamplesHe put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun.
Synonyms relianceSource: WordNet 3.0
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the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others
ExamplesThe experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity.
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a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service
ExamplesThey set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly.
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complete confidence in a person or plan etc
ExamplesThe doctor-patient relationship is based on trust.
Synonyms faithSource: WordNet 3.0
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a trustful relationship
ExamplesHe betrayed their trust.
Synonyms confidenceSource: WordNet 3.0
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Assured resting of the mind on the integrity, veracity, justice, friendship, or other sound principle, of another person; confidence; reliance; reliance.
Source: webster1913
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An equitable right or interest in property distinct from the legal ownership thereof; a use (as it existed before the Statute of Uses); also, a property interest held by one person for the benefit of another. Trusts are <i>active</i>, or <i>special</i>, <i>express</i>, <i>implied</i>, <i>constructive</i>, etc. In a <b>passive trust</b> the trustee simply has title to the trust property, while its control and management are in the beneficiary.
Source: webster1913
verb
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have confidence or faith in
ExamplesWe can trust in God.
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allow without fear
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be confident about something
Synonyms believeSource: WordNet 3.0
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expect and wish
ExamplesI trust you will behave better from now on.
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confer a trust upon
ExamplesThe messenger was entrusted with the general's secret.
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extend credit to
ExamplesDon't trust my ex-wife; I won't pay her debts anymore.
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To place confidence in; to rely on, to confide, or repose faith, in; as, we can not <i>trust</i> those who have deceived us.
Source: webster1913
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To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide.
Source: webster1913