TRUST | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of trust – Learner’s Dictionary

trust
verb
uk
/trʌst/
us
B1 [ T ]
to believe that someone is good and honest and will not harm you:
My sister warned me not to trust him.
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  • I trust him implicitly.
  • I'll never trust her again after what she did to me.
  • I was a fool to trust him.
  • I know what you mean about Pete - I wouldn't trust him at all.
  • You must learn to trust each other.
trust sb to do sth
to be sure that someone will do the right thing or what they should do:
I trust them to make the right decision.
trust sb with sb/sth
to allow someone to look after someone or something because you believe they will be careful:
I wouldn't trust him with my car.
Trust sb (to do sth)! mainly UK informal
used to say that it is typical of someone to do something stupid:
Trust Chris to leave the tickets at home!
I trust (that) formal
used to say that you hope something is true:
I trust that you had an enjoyable stay.
trust
noun
uk
/trʌst/
us

trust noun (BELIEF)

B2
the belief that you can trust someone or something:
a marriage based on love and trust
They showed a lot of trust in me right from the beginning.
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trust noun (LEGAL ARRANGEMENT)

a legal arrangement that allows a person or organization to control someone else's money

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

Translations of trust

in Chinese (Traditional)
相信, 信任,信賴,相信, 希望…
in Chinese (Simplified)
相信, 信任,信赖,相信, 希望…
in Spanish
confiar en, confianza, fundación…
in Portuguese
ter confiança em, acreditar em, confiança…
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विश्वास ठेवणे, विश्वास, आशा…
~を信用する, 信頼する, 信用…
güvenmek, güven duymak, itimat etmek…
avoir confiance en, faire confiance à, se fier à…
confiar en, confiança…
vertrouwen, toevertrouwen, hopen…
யாரோ ஒருவர் நல்லவர், நேர்மையானவர், உங்களுக்கு தீங்கு விளைவிக்க மாட்டார்…
(किसी की अच्छाई या किसी चीज़ के सुरक्षित होने का) विश्वास करना, भरोसा करना, (कुछ सच है ऐसी) आशा करना…
વિશ્વાસ, વિશ્વાસ રાખવો…
have tillid til, stole på, betro…
lita på, ha förtroende för, anförtro…
mempercayai, berharap, kepercayaan…
vertrauen, anvertrauen, hoffen…
stole på, betro, tro på…
بھروسہ کرنا, اعتماد کرنا, کسی بات کے درست ہونے کی امید کرنا…
довіряти(ся), покладатися, доручати…
доверять, доверие, доверительная собственность…
నమ్ము, ఏదైనా నిజం అని ఆశించు, ఎదురుచూచు…
يَثِق, ثِقة…
বিশ্বাস করা, বিশ্বাস বা আস্থা, বিশ্বাস…
důvěřovat, svěřit, doufat…
mempercayai, mempercayakan, yakin…
วางใจ, ไว้วางใจ, คาดหวัง…
tin tưởng, giao phó cho ai, mong muốn…
ufać, zaufanie, zarząd powierniczy…
믿다, 믿음…
avere fiducia in, fidarsi di, fiducia…
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