| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| NOUN | 1 | trust | Something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary) |
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| 2 | trust, reliance | Certainty based on past experience | |
| 3 | trust, trustingness, trustfulness | The trait of trusting | |
| 4 | trust, corporate trust, combine, cartel | A consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service | |
| 5 | trust, faith | Complete confidence in a person or plan etc | |
| 6 | trust, confidence | A trustful relationship | |
| VERB | 1 | trust, swear, rely, bank | Have confidence or faith in |
| 2 | trust | Allow without fear | |
| 3 | trust, believe | Be confident about something | |
| 4 | trust, hope, desire | Expect and wish | |
| 5 | trust, entrust, intrust, confide, commit | Confer a trust upon | |
| 6 | trust | Extend credit to |
| Sounds | trah'st |
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| Rhymes | abolitionist, accompanist, activist, and 198 more rhymes in ahst at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary). |
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| Examples | "he is the beneficiary of a generous trust set up by his father" |
| Narrower | active trust; blind trust; passive trust; charitable trust, public trust; Clifford trust, grantor trust; implied trust; direct trust, express trust; discretionary trust; living trust, inter vivos trust; spendthrift trust; testamentary trust; savings account trust, savings bank trust, trust account, trustee account, Totten trust; voting trust |
| Broader | property, belongings, holding, material possession |
| Adjectives | fiduciary, fiducial |
| Meaning | Certainty based on past experience. |
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| Examples | "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun" |
| Synonyms | reliance |
| Broader | certainty |
| Verbs | trust |
| Meaning | The trait of trusting. Of believing in the honesty and reliability of others. |
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| Examples | "the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity" |
| Synonyms | trustingness, trustfulness |
| Narrower | credulity |
| Broader | trait |
| Contrary | distrust, distrustfulness, mistrust |
| Verbs | trust |
| Meaning | A consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service. |
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| Examples | "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly" |
| Synonyms | corporate trust, combine, cartel |
| Narrower | drug cartel; oil cartel |
| Broader | consortium, pool, syndicate |
| Meaning | Complete confidence in a person or plan etc. |
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| Examples | "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust" |
| Synonyms | faith |
| Broader | belief |
| Verbs | trust |
| Meaning | A trustful relationship. |
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| Examples | "he betrayed their trust" |
| Synonyms | confidence |
| Broader | friendship, friendly relationship |
| Verbs | trust |
| Meaning | Have confidence or faith in. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP |
| Model | Sam cannot trust Sue |
| Examples | "We can trust in God" |
| Synonyms | swear, rely, bank |
| Entailed by | confide |
| Narrower | credit; lean; count, bet, depend, look, calculate, reckon |
| Broader | believe |
| Contrary | distrust, mistrust, suspect |
| Nouns | trust |
| Meaning | Allow without fear. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE |
| Model | They trust him to write the letter |
| Broader | permit, allow, let, countenance |
| Meaning | Be confident about something. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
| Synonyms | believe |
| Broader | expect, anticipate |
| Nouns | trust; truster |
| Meaning | Expect and wish. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE |
| Examples | "I trust you will behave better from now on" |
| Synonyms | hope, desire |
| Broader | wish |
| Meaning | Confer a trust upon. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something to somebody |
| Examples | "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret" |
| Synonyms | entrust, intrust, confide, commit |
| Narrower | commend; consign, charge; recommit; obligate |
| Broader | pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give |
| Nouns | trustee; trust; trustee; trust |
| Meaning | Extend credit to. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody |
| Category | commerce, commercialism, mercantilism |
| Broader | sell |