trust
adjective
1. (obsolete) Secure, safe.
2. (obsolete) Faithful, dependable.
3. (law) of or relating to a trust.
noun
1. 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
Definition categories: possession, belongings, holding, property
2. certainty based on past experience
- he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun
Similar word(s): reliance
Definition categories: thought, certainty
3. the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others
- the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity
Similar word(s): trustfulness, trustingness
Definition categories: attribute, trait
4. 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
Similar word(s): cartel, combine
Definition categories: group, consortium, pool, syndicate
5. complete confidence in a person or plan etc
- the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust
Similar word(s): faith
Definition categories: thought, belief
6. a trustful relationship
- he betrayed their trust
Similar word(s): confidence
Definition categories: state, friendship
Sentences with trust as a noun:
- He needs to regain her trust if he is ever going to win her back.
- I was out of cash, but the landlady let me have it on trust.
- I put the house into my sister's trust.
verb
1. have confidence or faith in
- We can trust in our government
Definition categories: cognition, believe
2. allow without fear
Definition categories: social, allow, countenance, let, permit
3. be confident about something
Similar word(s): believe
Definition categories: cognition, anticipate, expect
4. expect and wish
- I trust you will behave better from now on
Definition categories: emotion, wish
5. confer a trust upon
- The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret
Similar word(s): commit, confide, entrust, intrust
Definition categories: possession, give, hand, pass, reach
6. (chiefly archaic) extend credit to
- don't trust my ex-wife; I won't pay her debts anymore
Definition categories: possession, lend, loan
Sentences with trust as a verb:
- We cannot trust anyone who deceives us.
- In God We Trust - written on denominations of US currency
- I trust you have cleaned your room?
- Merchants and manufacturers trust their customers annually with goods.