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NOUN | 1 | trust | Something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary) |
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2 | trust, reliance | Certainty based on past experience | |
3 | trust, trustingness, trustfulness | The trait of trusting | |
4 | trust, corporate trust, combine, cartel | A consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service | |
5 | trust, faith | Complete confidence in a person or plan etc | |
6 | trust, confidence | A trustful relationship | |
VERB | 1 | trust, swear, rely, bank | Have confidence or faith in |
2 | trust | Allow without fear | |
3 | trust, believe | Be confident about something | |
4 | trust, hope, desire | Expect and wish | |
5 | trust, entrust, intrust, confide, commit | Confer a trust upon | |
6 | trust | Extend credit to |
Sounds | trah'st |
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Rhymes | abolitionist, accompanist, activist, and 198 more rhymes in ahst at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary). |
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Examples | "he is the beneficiary of a generous trust set up by his father" |
Narrower | active trust; blind trust; passive trust; charitable trust, public trust; Clifford trust, grantor trust; implied trust; direct trust, express trust; discretionary trust; living trust, inter vivos trust; spendthrift trust; testamentary trust; savings account trust, savings bank trust, trust account, trustee account, Totten trust; voting trust |
Broader | property, belongings, holding, material possession |
Adjectives | fiduciary, fiducial |
Meaning | Certainty based on past experience. |
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Examples | "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun" |
Synonyms | reliance |
Broader | certainty |
Verbs | trust |
Meaning | The trait of trusting. Of believing in the honesty and reliability of others. |
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Examples | "the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity" |
Synonyms | trustingness, trustfulness |
Narrower | credulity |
Broader | trait |
Contrary | distrust, distrustfulness, mistrust |
Verbs | trust |
Meaning | A consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service. |
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Examples | "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly" |
Synonyms | corporate trust, combine, cartel |
Narrower | drug cartel; oil cartel |
Broader | consortium, pool, syndicate |
Meaning | Complete confidence in a person or plan etc. |
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Examples | "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust" |
Synonyms | faith |
Broader | belief |
Verbs | trust |
Meaning | A trustful relationship. |
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Examples | "he betrayed their trust" |
Synonyms | confidence |
Broader | friendship, friendly relationship |
Verbs | trust |
Meaning | Have confidence or faith in. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP |
Model | Sam cannot trust Sue |
Examples | "We can trust in God" |
Synonyms | swear, rely, bank |
Entailed by | confide |
Narrower | credit; lean; count, bet, depend, look, calculate, reckon |
Broader | believe |
Contrary | distrust, mistrust, suspect |
Nouns | trust |
Meaning | Allow without fear. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE |
Model | They trust him to write the letter |
Broader | permit, allow, let, countenance |
Meaning | Be confident about something. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
Synonyms | believe |
Broader | expect, anticipate |
Nouns | trust; truster |
Meaning | Expect and wish. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
Examples | "I trust you will behave better from now on" |
Synonyms | hope, desire |
Broader | wish |
Meaning | Confer a trust upon. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something to somebody |
Examples | "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret" |
Synonyms | entrust, intrust, confide, commit |
Narrower | commend; consign, charge; recommit; obligate |
Broader | pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give |
Nouns | trustee; trust; trustee; trust |
Meaning | Extend credit to. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
Category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism |
Broader | sell |