trust
noun/trʌst/
Слово англійською: trust
Переклад trust українською: довіра
Детальний опис
- [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.
- [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.
- [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.
- [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
- [countable] (especially North American English, business) a group of companies that work together illegally to reduce competition, control prices, etc.
- anti-trust laws
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old Norse traust, from traustr ‘strong’; the verb from Old Norse treysta, assimilated to the noun.
Idioms
in somebody’s trust | in the trust of somebody
- being taken care of by somebody
- The family pet was left in the trust of a neighbour.
take something on trust
- to believe what somebody says even though you do not have any proof or evidence to show that it is true