to trust to something

  • 1trust in something — ˈtrust in sb/sth derived (formal) to have confidence in sb/sth; to believe that sb/sth is good and can be relied on • She needs to trust more in her own abilities. Main entry: ↑trustderived …

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  • 2trust to something — ˈtrust to sth derived no passive to put your confidence in sth such as luck, chance, etc. because there is nothing else to help you • I stumbled along in the dark, trusting to luck to find the right door. Main entry: ↑trustderived …

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  • 3trust to — ˈtrust to [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they trust to he/she/it trusts to present participle trusting to past tense trusted to past p …

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  • 4trust — trust1 [ trʌst ] noun *** 1. ) uncount a feeling of confidence in someone that shows you believe they are honest, fair, and reliable: Trust is an important issue between teenagers and their parents. trust in: public trust in police officers… …

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  • 5trust — trust1 W2S1 [trʌst] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(belief)¦ 2¦(organization)¦ 3¦(financial arrangement)¦ 4 take something on trust 5 position of trust 6¦(companies)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; : Old Norse; Origin: traust confidence, trust ] …

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  • 6trust — trustable, adj. trustability, n. truster, n. /trust/, n. 1. reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence. 2. confident expectation of something; hope. 3. confidence in the certainty of future… …

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  • 7trust — [[t]trʌ̱st[/t]] ♦♦ trusts, trusting, trusted 1) VERB If you trust someone, you believe that they are honest and sincere and will not deliberately do anything to harm you. [V n] I trust you completely, he said... [V n] He did argue in a general… …

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  • 8trust — 1 /trVst/ noun 1 BELIEF (U) a strong belief in the honesty, goodness etc of someone or something: an agreement made on the basis of mutual trust | put your trust in: You shouldn t put your trust in a man like that. | betray sb s trust (=do… …

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  • 9trust to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms trust to : present tense I/you/we/they trust to he/she/it trusts to present participle trusting to past tense trusted to past participle trusted to formal trust to something to depend on something such as luck …

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  • 10trust — n 1 a: a fiduciary relationship in which one party holds legal title to another s property for the benefit of a party who holds equitable title to the property b: an entity resulting from the establishment of such a relationship see also… …

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