trust someone (for something)

  • 41have — 1 strong, auxiliary verb past tense had, strong, third person singularpresent tense has; strong, negative short forms: haven t, hadn t, hasn t 1 used with the past participle of another verb to make the perfect tense of that verb: We have… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 42confidence — con|fi|dence W2S2 [ˈkɔnfıdəns US ˈka:n ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(feeling somebody/something is good)¦ 2¦(belief in yourself)¦ 3¦(feeling something is true)¦ 4 gain/win/earn somebody s confidence 5¦(keep information secret)¦ 6 take somebody into your… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 43responsible — responsible, answerable, accountable, amenable, liable can all mean subject to an authority which may exact redress in case of default. Responsible, answerable, and accountable are very close, all meaning capable of being called upon to answer or …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 44confidence — noun 1 FEELING SB/STH IS GOOD (U) the feeling that you can trust someone or something to be good, work well, or produce good results (+ in): Our first priority is to maintain the customer s confidence in our product. | have confidence in: We have …

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  • 45set up — phrasal verb Word forms set up : present tense I/you/we/they set up he/she/it sets up present participle setting up past tense set up past participle set up 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to start something such as a business, organization, or… …

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  • 46depend on/upon — [phrasal verb] depend on/upon (someone or something) 1 : to be determined or decided by (something) We re not sure if we ll have the picnic. It depends on the weather. [=if the weather is good we will have the picnic] “Will you go back to… …

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  • 47confidence — con‧fi‧dence [ˈkɒnfdns ǁ ˈkɑːn ] noun [uncountable] 1. the feeling that you can trust someone or something to do what they say, work properly etc: • We have every confidence in the team. • Our top priority is to maintain customer confidence in… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 48rely on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms rely on : present tense I/you/we/they rely on he/she/it relies on present participle relying on past tense relied on past participle relied on 1) rely on someone/something to trust someone or something to do… …

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  • 49rely — re|ly [ rı laı ] verb *** re ly on phrasal verb transitive 1. ) rely on someone/something to trust someone or something to do something for you: DEPEND ON: My brother can help. At least we can rely on him. Sometimes you just have to rely on your… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 50rely — /rI laI/ verb rely on/upon sb/sth phrasal verb (T) 1 to trust someone or something to do what you need or expect them to do: rely on sb/sth to do sth: I think we can rely on Derek not to tell anyone. | rely on sb/sth doing sth: You can t just… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English