Meaning of trust in English

trust

verb

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trust verb (BELIEVE)

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B1 [ I or T ]

to believe that someone is good and honest and will not harm you, or that something is safe and reliable:

My sister warned me not to trust him.

Trust me - I know about these things.

Trust your instincts, and do what you think is right.

I don't trust air travel - it's unnatural.

[ + obj + to infinitive ] I trust him to make the right decision.

That man is not to be trusted.

I wouldn't trust him with my car.

Sometimes you have to trust in the goodness of human nature.

However much you plan an expedition like this, you still have to trust to luck to a certain extent.

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He's such a liar - you can't trust a word he says.
I can't employ him in the shop unless I can trust him.
After what she did to me, I'll never trust her again.
You can trust Ruth because she always does things by the rules.
He's a sly old devil - I wouldn't trust him with my money.

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trust verb (HOPE)

C1 [ I ] formal

to hope and expect that something is true:

[ + (that) ] I trust (that) you slept well?

The meeting went well, I trust.

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Idioms

I wouldn't trust someone as far as I could throw them
not trust someone an/one inch
trust someone (to do something)!

trust

noun

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trust noun (BELIEF)

B2 [ U ]

the belief that you can trust someone or something:

a relationship based on trust and understanding

We were obviously wrong to put our trust in her.

He's in a position of trust (= a position with responsibilities, especially to the public).

take something on trust

to believe that something is true although you have no proof

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Lack of trust is very destructive in a relationship.
Theirs was a partnership based on mutual respect, trust and understanding.
A good relationship is built on trust.
All her life she had a childlike trust in other people.
We place our trust in doctors, but even they are fallible.

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trust noun (LEGAL ARRANGEMENT)

[ C ]

a legal arrangement in which a person or organization controls property and/or money for another person or organization:

Under the terms of the trust he receives interest on the money, but he cannot get at the money itself.

The money that her father left her is being held/kept in trust (= being controlled) for her until she's 30.

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trust noun (ORGANIZATION)

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an organization that controls property and/or money for another person:

He works for a charitable trust.

Housing trusts help to provide houses for people who are not well off.

[ C ] US

used in the name of some banks:

Morgan Guaranty Trust

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Trusts & funds

Banks

(Definition of trust from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

trust | American Dictionary

trust

verb [ I/T ]

/trʌst/

trust verb [I/T] (BELIEVE)

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to have confidence in something, or to believe in someone:

[ T ] Trust me – I would never lie to you.

[ T ] I was tested, but I’m not sure I trust the results.

[ I ] I have finally learned to trust in my own abilities.

trust verb [I/T] (HOPE)

to hope and expect that something is true:

[ T ] I trust (that) you slept well?

trust

noun

/trʌst/

trust noun (ARRANGEMENT)

[ C/U ] social studies

a legal arrangement in which a person or organization controls property or money for the benefit of another person or organization:

[ U ] The money is being held in trust for her until she turns 21.

[ C/U ] social studies

A trust is also a group of people or organizations that controls property or money for its own benefit, or the property or money controlled by the group:

[ C ] The danger of trusts is that they can become very powerful.

trust noun (BELIEF)

[ U ]

the belief that you can trust someone or something:

Their relationship is based on trust and understanding.

We were obviously wrong to put our trust in her.

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trust | Business English

trust

noun

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[ U ]

belief that you can depend on someone or something:

Following the recent scandals the industry has to rebuild public trust.

Any good business relationship is built on mutual trust.

He was elected as a public official in a position of trust.

[ C or U ] LAW, FINANCE

a legal arrangement in which you give a person or organization the right to manage money or property for a particular person or group of people that you have chosen to receive the money:

In her will she set up a trust to provide scholarships for young musicians.

His inheritance was held in trust until he reached 18.

They consulted a solicitor on how to move the controlled trust money.

[ C ] LAW, FINANCE

an organization that manages money or property for another person or group:

set up/establish a trust

The company is owned by a trust on behalf of staff.

She is director of the not-for-profit trust that runs the parks.

[ C ] LAW, FINANCE

an arrangement between two or more companies to work together illegally, for example to control prices:

There are difficulties with the laws relating to illegal trusts.

The agreement was found to have breached US anti trust laws.

Examples of trust

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He has been raised in circumstances in which trusting the police has been unjustified.

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The contradictions have become so acute that words are no longer to be trusted.

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Listed equity is composed of equity securities of listed corporations and units in listed unit trusts.

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There is also the trace of a suggestion that for these reasons they can even be trusted more, being more innocent and, perhaps, neutral.

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In total, 13 (35%) of the later trusts said that their health authorities had set the agenda, compared with five (19%) of the early trusts.

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Our comparison of early and later trusts found little evidence that the process is being driven by building on success and developmental learning.

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Rapid social changes had undermined the charitable objects of many trusts.

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Could the 'cheap men ', or unskilled labourers employed by the electric company, be trusted to read the meter ?

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Most adolescents also reported that their parents trusted how they handled their schoolwork.

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Third parties were not trusted, in terms of their fairness or competence, and thus they did not necessarily have the ability to settle disputes.

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When ranked according to performance on key variables 118 trusts scored three or less.

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A qualitative study of the introduction of nurse practitioners trusted the judgement of nurse practitioners and signed prescriptions without assessing a patient (unless requested to).

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One values being trusted oneself, merely because one wants to be included in co-operative ventures on terms that are advantageous.

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If sufficient information is obtained and if this information can be trusted, the agent can reliably choose its interaction partners.

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Of great significance here is that third parties were not necessarily trusted for their ability to be effective in settling disputes.

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Collocations with trust

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atmosphere of trust

Second, the observation that attuned musical responsiveness was essential to the children's exchanges suggests that teachers need to establish an atmosphere of trust and empathy.

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betrayal of trust

That shows that there is no betrayal of trust on the ground that the administration may suffer in efficiency.

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bond of trust

There appears to be a bond of trust and an absence of tension.

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What is the pronunciation of trust?

Translations of trust

in Chinese (Traditional)

相信, 信任，信賴，相信, 希望…

Meaning of trust in English

trust verb (BELIEVE)

trust verb (HOPE)

Idioms

trust noun (BELIEF)

trust noun (LEGAL ARRANGEMENT)

trust noun (ORGANIZATION)

trust | American Dictionary

trust verb [I/T] (BELIEVE)

trust verb [I/T] (HOPE)

trust noun (ARRANGEMENT)

trust noun (BELIEF)

trust | Business English

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