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trust
VERB:

1. to rely upon or place confidence in someone or something (usually followed by in or to):
to trust in another's honesty; trusting to luck.

2. to have confidence; hope:
Things work out if one only trusts.

3. to sell merchandise on credit.

4. to have trust or confidence in; rely or depend on.

5. to believe.

6. (tr; may take a clause as object) to expect, hope, or suppose:
I trust that you are well.

7. (when tr, may take an infinitive; when intr, often foll by in or to) to place confidence in (someone to do something); have faith (in); rely (upon):
I trust him to tell her.

8. (tr) to consign for care:
the child was trusted to my care.

9. (tr) to allow (someone to do something) with confidence in his or her good sense or honesty:
I trust my daughter to go.

10. (tr) to extend business credit to.

11. to rely on the truthfulness or accuracy of; believe:
trust a rumor.

12. to place confidence in; rely on:
a friend you can trust.

13. to hope or expect confidently:
trusts that the problem will be resolved soon.

14. to commit or place in one's care or keeping; entrust.

15. to permit to stay or go or to do something without fear or misgiving.

16. to extend credit to.

17.  to place confidence; depend:
trust in God; trust to luck.

18. to be confident; hope.

19. to sell or deliver on credit.

Origin:

1175–1225; (noun) Middle English < Old Norse traust trust (cognate with German Trost comfort); (v.) Middle English trusten < Old Norse treysta, derivative of traust. C13: from Old Norse traust; related to Old High German trost solace. —Dictionary.com. //

First Known Use of trust: Noun: 13th century. Verb: 13th century. History and Etymology for trust: Noun and Verb: Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse traust trust; akin to Old English trēowe faithful — more at true entry 1. —Merriam-Webster.

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