- trust - something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary); "he is the beneficiary of a generous trust set up by his father"
--1 is a kind of property, belongings, holding, material possession
--1 has particulars:- reliance, trust - certainty based on past experience; "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"; "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun"
--2 is a kind of certainty
Derived form: verb trust3 - trust, trustingness, trustfulness - the trait of trusting; of believing in the honesty and reliability of others; "the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity"
--3 is a kind of trait
Antonyms: distrust, distrustfulness, mistrust
--3 has particulars: credulityDerived form: verb trust5 - 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; "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly"
--4 is a kind of consortium, pool, syndicate
--4 has particulars: drug cartel; oil cartel- faith, trust - complete confidence in a person or plan etc; "he cherished the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust"
--5 is a kind of belief
Derived form: verb trust1 - confidence, trust - a trustful relationship; "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust"
--6 is a kind of friendship, friendly relationship
Derived form: verb trust5 - reliance, trust - certainty based on past experience; "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"; "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun"
- trust, swear, rely, bank - have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes"
--1 is one way to believe
Antonyms: distrust, mistrust, suspect
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun trust5
Sam cannot trust Sue
- trust - allow without fear
--2 is one way to permit, allow, let, countenance
Sample sentence:
They trust him to write the letter
- believe, trust - be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war"
--3 is one way to expect, anticipate
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun trust2, noun truster1
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- hope, trust, desire - expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"
--4 is one way to wish
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit - confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"
--5 is one way to pass, hand, reach, pass on, turn over, give
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun trust6, noun trust3, noun trustee2, noun trustee1
Somebody ----s something to somebody
- trust - extend credit to
--6 is one way to sell
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- believe, trust - be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war"