trust
trust
/trʌst/
1 uncountable the belief that somebody/something is good, sincere, honest, etc. and will not try to harm or trick you Our partnership is based on trust.
This is a relationship built on mutual trust.
It has taken years to earn their trust.
We worked hard to gain the trust of local people.
Talking openly with your team helps to build trust.
trust in somebody/something Her trust in him was unfounded.
If you put your trust in me, I will not let you down.
I want to thank all those people who have placed their trust in me.
She will not betray your trust (= do something that you have asked her not to do).
He was appointed to a position of trust (= a job involving a lot of responsibility, because people trust him).
This is a serious breach of trust.
The company has to earn the trust and confidence of consumers again.
trust between somebody and somebody There is a lack of trust between the two countries.
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
greatabsolutecomplete…
verb + trust
haveplaceput…
trust + verb
exist
preposition
trust amongtrust betweentrust for…
phrases
a breach of trusta lack of trusta position of trust…
2 uncountable trust (in something) the belief that something is true or correct or that you can rely on it We place so much trust in computers that it gets a little scary.
Voters need to have trust in the voting system.
Public trust in science is harmed by inaccurate journalism.
If I were you, I would not place too much trust in their findings.
3 countable, uncountable (law) an arrangement by which an organization or a group of people has legal control of money or property that has been given to somebody, usually until that person reaches a particular age; an amount of money or property that is controlled in this way He set up a trust for his children.
The money will be held in trust until she is 18.
Our fees depend on the value of the trust.
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
offshoreinvestmentunit…
verb + trust
hold something inhold something onkeep something in…
trust + noun
accountassetsfund…
preposition
in trusttrust for
4 countable (law) an organization or a group of people that invests money that is given or lent to it and uses the profits to help a charity a charitable trust
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
independentcharitablenon-profit…
verb + trust
managerun
trust + verb
ownmanagerun…
preposition
trust for
5 countable (especially North American English, business) a group of companies that work together illegally to reduce competition, control prices, etc. anti-trust laws
Idioms
trust verb
OPAL S
/trʌst/
/trʌst/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs
to have confidence in somebody; to believe that somebody is good, sincere, honest, etc.
trust somebody She trusts Alan implicitly.
He has shown that he can't be trusted.
Never trust a man who will not look you in the eye.
a trusted adviser/friend
trust somebody to do something You can trust me not to tell anyone.
She nodded, not trusting herself to speak.
Which party do you trust to run the economy?
TOPICS Personal qualitiesB2
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
implicitlyblindlycompletely…
verb + trust
be able tocanbe unable to…
preposition
intowith…
phrases
not to be trustedtried and trusted
2 to believe that something is true or correct or that you can rely on it
trust something He trusted her judgement.
Always trust your instincts.
a trusted source
trust what… Don't trust what the newspapers say!
3 trust (that)… (formal) to hope and expect that something is true
I trust (that) you have no objections to our proposals?
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Word Origin
Middle English: from Old Norse traust, from traustr ‘strong’; the verb from Old Norse treysta, assimilated to the noun.