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.
Sources: 1, 2.
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.
Sources: 1, 2.