trust
see also HONEST
- to believe that sb will do sth that they promised to do, or that they will not harm you: trust sb (to do sth); nouns (U): trust (in sb), faith (in sb); adjective: trusting
Do you think we can trust Eddie to look after the children while we are away? ◎ I have complete trust in him. ◎ I have little faith in him. ◎ She is a very trusting child.
- to trust sb/sth to work or behave well or to give you help when you need it: rely on sb/sth, depend on sb/sth; noun (U): reliance (on sb/sth)
Can we rely on you not to be late? ◎ If you need any help, you know you can depend on me.
- to feel that you can always depend on sb/sth: have confidence in sb/sth, trust in sb/sth
- a person or a thing that you can trust is reliable, dependable, (used mainly about people) trustworthy; noun (U): reliability
a reliable car ◎ Do you think he's trustworthy? ◎ a dependable bus service
- if you can trust sb to behave well and sensibly, they are responsible
Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
- if you do not change in your friendships or beliefs, you are loyal (to sb/sth), faithful (to sb/sth); nouns (U): loyalty, faithfulness
Tom has always been a faithful friend to me. ◎ loyalty to your friends
※ lack of trust
- not to trust sb/sth: distrust sb/sth, mistrust sb/sth; nouns (U): distrust (of sb/sth), mistrust (of sb/sth); adjective: distrustful
I distrust him because he lied to me once before. ◎ I always mistrust what politicians say. ◎ There was a strong feeling of distrust between the two countries.
- if you start to distrust sb/sth, you lose* trust in them
After Robert had missed three important meetings, I began to lose trust in him.
- a person or a thing that you cannot trust is unreliable, (used mainly about people) untrustworthy; noun (U): unreliability
an unreliable car ◎ an untrustworthy accountant
- if you cannot trust sb to behave well and sensibly, they are irresponsible; noun (U): irresponsibility
She's totally irresponsible; I would never trust her to look after my children.
- to make sb think or believe sth that is not true: deceive sb (into thinking/believing sth); noun (U): deceit; adjective: deceitful
He deceived his mother into believing that he had bought the radio, not stolen it. ◎ a deceitful child
※ deceiving people DECEIVE
※ harming people who trust you
- if sb trusts you and you do not do what they expect you to do, you let* them down
You've really let me down this time!
- if you say or do sth against sb who you should support, you are disloyal; noun (U): disloyalty
disloyal behaviour ◎ an act of disloyalty
- to harm a person or an organization that trusts you: betray sb/sth; noun (U): betrayal; a person who does this: traitor
to betray your country ◎ Mike was really hurt by his son's betrayal.
- if sb that you trust harms you, they are treacherous; noun (U): treachery
a treacherous plot ◎ an act of treachery
- the act of causing harm to your country by betraying it: treason (noun U)
He was put on trial for treason.
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