trust
nounEtymology
From Middle English trust, trost (“trust, protection”). Long considered a borrowing from Old Norse traust (“confidence, help, protection”), from Proto-Germanic *traustą, but the root vocalism is incompatible, so trust has come to be considered a reflex of an unattested Old English *trust, from a rare zero-grade Proto-Germanic variant of the same root also attested in Middle High German getrüste (“host”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deru- (“be firm, hard, solid”). Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian Traast (“comfort, solace”), West Frisian treast (“comfort, consolation, solace”), Dutch troost (“comfort, consolation”), German Trost (“comfort, consolation”), Low German Troost (“comfort, consolation”), Luxembourgish Trouscht (“consolation”), Danish trøst (“comfort, solace”), Icelandic traust (“faith, trust; confidence”), Norwegian Nynorsk trøst, trøyst (“consolation”), Swedish tröst (“comfort, consolation”), Gothic 𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌹 (trausti, “covenant, pact”). Doublet of tryst. More at true, tree.
- inherited from *trust✻
Definitions
Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.
- He needs to regain her trust if he is ever going to win her back.
- to lose trust in someone
- build up trust
Dependence upon something in the future
Dependence upon something in the future; hope.
- Such trust have we through Christ.
Confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied
Confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit.
- I was out of cash, but the landlady let me have it on trust.
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That which is committed or entrusted
That which is committed or entrusted; something received in confidence; a charge.
That upon which confidence is reposed
That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope.
- O Lord God, thou art my trust from my youth.
Trustworthiness, reliability.
The condition or obligation of one to whom anything is confided
The condition or obligation of one to whom anything is confided; responsible charge or office.
- I do profess to be no less than I seem; to serve him truly that will put me in trust
- 17th century, John Denham, Of Justice Reward them well, if they observe their trust.
The confidence vested in a person who has legal ownership of a property to manage for the…
The confidence vested in a person who has legal ownership of a property to manage for the benefit of another.
- I put the house into my sister's trust.
An arrangement whereby property or money is given to be held by a third party (a…
An arrangement whereby property or money is given to be held by a third party (a trustee), on the basis that it will be managed for the benefit of, or eventually transferred to, a stated beneficiary; for example, money to be given to a child when he or she reaches adulthood.
A group of businessmen or traders organised for mutual benefit to produce and distribute…
A group of businessmen or traders organised for mutual benefit to produce and distribute specific commodities or services, and managed by a central body of trustees.
Affirmation of the access rights of a user of a computer system.
To place confidence in, to rely on, to confide in.
- We cannot trust anyone who deceives us.
- If I live to see it, I will never trust his word after.
- He that trusts without reserve will at last be deceived.
To have faith in
To have faith in; to rely on for continuing support or aid.
- In God We Trust
- Trust in me, just in me / Shut your eyes and trust in me
To give credence to
To give credence to; to believe; to credit.
- Trust me, you looke well.
To hope confidently
To hope confidently; to believe (usually with a phrase or infinitive clause as the object)
- I trust you have cleaned your room?
- I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face.
- We trust we have a good conscience.
to show confidence in a person by entrusting them with something.
- Whom, with your power and fortune, sir, you trust, Now to suspect is vain.
To commit, as to one's care
To commit, as to one's care; to entrust.
- Merchants were not willing to trust precious cargoes to any custody but that of a man-of-war.
To give credit to
To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment.
- Merchants and manufacturers trust their customers annually with goods.
To rely on (something), as though having trust (on it).
- to trust to luck
- Having lost the book, he had to trust to his memory for further details.
To risk
To risk; to venture confidently.
- [Beguiled] by thee to trust thee from my side.
To have trust
To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide.
- More ſhould I queſtion thee, and more I muſt, / Though more to know, could not be more to truſt: […]
- I will trust and not be afraid.
To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of payment
To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of payment; to give credit.
Ellipsis of trust me, often used sarcastically or self-mockingly.
- You'll get your money back bro, trust.
- P.S. Capitalizing MINORITY really doesn't help your cause bruh. Trust.
Secure, safe.
Faithful, dependable.
of or relating to a trust.
The neighborhood
- synonymbeliefconfidence in a person or quality
- synonymconfidenceconfidence in a person or quality
- synonymfaithconfidence in a person or quality
- synonymexpectationhope
- synonymhopehope
- antonymdistrust
- antonymmistrust
- antonymuntrust
- antonymwantrust
Derived
bare trust, beef trust, blind trust, brains trust, brain trust, breach of trust, cestui que trust, cestuy que trust, charitable trust, constructive trust, Henson trust, honorary trust, living trust, mistrust, multi-academy trust, partial trust, position of trust, public trust, Quistclose trust, remainder trust, resulting trust, spendthrift trust, take on trust, Totten trust, trust anchor, trust and safety, trust capital, trust deed, trust fall, trust-falling, trustful, trust fund, trust fund baby, trust-funder, trustless, trust territory, trustworthy, trusty, unit trust, untrust · +19 more
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at trust. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at trust. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
9 hops · closes at trust
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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