trust

The belief that someone is honest, reliable, and will treat you well.

• I have trust in you.
• She lost his trust after lying.
• Their friendship grew through years of trust.

How to use it: trust in someone/something (Her trust in her friends helped her through difficult times.)

Similar words: confidence, faith

Opposites: distrust, mistrust

Common phrases: trust in someone, earn trust, lose trust, trust in something

A legal arrangement in which someone manages money or property for another person.

• Her money is held in a trust.
• They set up a trust for their children.
• The trustees manage the property in the trust.

How to use it: in trust for someone (The property is held in trust for her children.)

Common phrases: trust fund, family trust, set up a trust

A group of businesses controlled together to sell particular goods or services for their shared benefit.

• The trust controlled several oil companies.
• Small producers struggled against the powerful trust.
• The government investigated trusts that limited competition.

Common phrases: oil trust, industrial trust, business trust

To believe that someone is honest or that something will work well.

• I trust my sister.
• We trusted him to keep our secret.
• Can you trust this information?

How to use it: trust someone to do something (I trust you to finish the job.); trust someone with something (She trusts me with her money.)

Similar words: rely on, believe

Opposites: distrust, mistrust

Common phrases: trust someone, trust someone completely, trust something, trust your instincts

To believe that someone or something will continue to help or support you.

• She trusts in God.
• They trusted in their friends for support.
• In difficult times, he trusts in a higher power.

How to use it: trust in someone/something (He trusts in God to guide him.)

Similar words: have faith in, rely on

Common phrases: trust in god, trust in someone, trust in something