Word a Day
trust
What does trust mean?
trust (verb): to place confidence in, to rely on, to confide in.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use trust in a sentence?
- We cannot trust anyone who deceives us. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce trust?
/tɹʌst/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does trust come from?
From Middle English trust, trost (“trust, protection”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to trust
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “trust”?
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What does “trust” mean?
to make an offer to pay or accept a certain price
Not quite: that's what bid means.
to pass by means of a spring or leap; to overleap
Not quite: that's what jump means.
to place confidence in, to rely on, to confide in
Right! That's what “trust” means.
to fall or sink quickly or suddenly to the ground
Not quite: that's what drop means.
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