TRUST as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the trait of trusting
    • of believing in the honesty and reliability of others
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • certainty based on past experience
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • complete confidence in a person or plan etc
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
    Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s)
  6. Meaning
    • a trustful relationship
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Derived(s)

TRUST as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • have confidence or faith in
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • be confident about something
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • expect and wish
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • extend credit to
    Hypernyms(s) trust is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  5. Meaning
    • confer a trust upon
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • allow without fear
    Hypernyms(s) trust is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower