what does trust mean?
TRUST as NOUN
- Meaning
- the trait of trusting
- of believing in the honesty and reliability of others
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- the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity
Hypernyms(s) trust is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- certainty based on past experience
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- he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists
- he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun
Hypernyms(s) trust is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- complete confidence in a person or plan etc
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- he cherished the faith of a good woman
- the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust
Hypernyms(s) trust is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service
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- they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly
Hypernyms(s) trust is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
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- he is the beneficiary of a generous trust set up by his father
Hypernyms(s) trust is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- he took me into his confidence
- he betrayed their trust
Hypernyms(s) trust is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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TRUST as VERB
- Meaning
- have confidence or faith in
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- We can trust in God
- Rely on your friends
- bank on your good education
- I swear by my grandmother’’s recipes
Hypernyms(s) trust is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- be confident about something
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- I believe that he will come back from the war
Hypernyms(s) trust is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- I trust you will behave better from now on
- I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise
Hypernyms(s) trust is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) trust is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- The messenger was entrusted with the general’’s secret
- I commit my soul to God
Hypernyms(s) trust is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) trust is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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