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Webster 1913 Edition

Trust

Trust

,
Noun.
[OE.
trust
,
trost
, Icel.
traust
confidence, security; akin to Dan. & Sw.
tröst
comfort, consolation, G.
trost
, Goth.
trausti
a convention, covenant, and E.
true
. See
True
, and cf.
Tryst
.]
1.
Assured resting of the mind on the integrity, veracity, justice, friendship, or other sound principle, of another person; confidence; reliance; reliance.
“O ever-failing trust in mortal strength!”
Milton.
Most take things upon
trust
.
Locke.
2.
Credit given; especially, delivery of property or merchandise in reliance upon future payment; exchange without immediate receipt of an equivalent;
as, to sell or buy goods on
trust
.
3.
Assured anticipation; dependence upon something future or contingent, as if present or actual; hope; belief.
“Such trust have we through Christ.”
2 Cor. iii. 4.
His
trust
was with the Eternal to be deemed
Equal in strength.
Milton.
4.
That which is committed or intrusted to one; something received in confidence; charge; deposit.
5.
The condition or obligation of one to whom anything is confided; responsible charge or office.
[I] serve him truly that will put me in
trust
.
Shakespeare
Reward them well, if they observe their
trust
.
Denham.
6.
That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope.
O Lord God, thou art my
trust
from my youth.
Ps. lxxi. 5.
7.
(Law)
An estate devised or granted in confidence that the devisee or grantee shall convey it, or dispose of the profits, at the will, or for the benefit, of another; an estate held for the use of another; a confidence respecting property reposed in one person, who is termed the trustee, for the benefit of another, who is called the cestui que trust.
Syn. – Confidence; belief; faith; hope; expectation.
Trust deed
(Law)
,
a deed conveying property to a trustee, for some specific use.

Trust

,
Adj.
Held in trust;
as,
trust
property;
trust
money
.

Trust

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Trusted
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Trusting
.]
[OE.
trusten
,
trosten
. See
Trust
,
Noun.
]
1.
To place confidence in; to rely on, to confide, or repose faith, in;
as, we can not
trust
those who have deceived us
.
I will never
trust
his word after.
Shakespeare
He that
trusts
every one without reserve will at last be deceived.
Johnson.
2.
To give credence to; to believe; to credit.
Trust
me, you look well.
Shakespeare
3.
To hope confidently; to believe; – usually with a phrase or infinitive clause as the object.
I
trust
to come unto you, and speak face to face.
2 John 12.
We
trust
we have a good conscience.
Heb. xiii. 18.
4.
to show confidence in a person by intrusting (him) with something.
Whom, with your power and fortune, sir, you
trust
,
Now to suspect is vain.
Dryden.
5.
To commit, as to one’s care; to intrust.
Merchants were not willing to
trust
precious cargoes to any custody but that of a man-of-war.
Macaulay.
6.
To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment;
as, merchants and manufacturers
trust
their customers annually with goods
.
7.
To risk; to venture confidently.
[Beguiled] by thee
to
trust
thee from my side.
Milton.

Trust

,
Verb.
I.
1.
To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide.
More to know could not be more to
trust
.
Shakespeare
2.
To be confident, as of something future; to hope.
I will
trust
and not be afraid.
Isa. xii. 2.
3.
To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of payment; to give credit.
It is happier sometimes to be cheated than not to
trust
.
Johnson.
To trust in
,
To trust on
,
to place confidence in,; to rely on; to depend.
“Trust in the Lord, and do good.”
Ps. xxxvii. 3.
“A priest . . . on whom we trust.”
Chaucer.

Her widening streets
on
new foundations
trust
.
Dryden.
–
To trust to
or
To trust unto
,
to depend on; to have confidence in; to rely on;
as, to
trust to
luck
.
They
trusted unto
the liers in wait.
Judges xx. 36.

Webster 1828 Edition

Trust

TRUST

, n.
1.
Confidence; a reliance or resting of the mind on the integrity, veracity, justice, friendship or other sound principle of another person.
He that putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe. Prov.29.
2.
He or that which is the ground of confidence.
O Lord God, thou art my trust from my youth. Ps.71.
3.
Charge received in confidence.
Reward them well, if they observe their trust.
4.
That which is committed to one's care. Never violate a sacred trust.
5.
Confident opinion of any event.
His trust was with th' Eternal to be deem'd
Equal in strength.
6.
Credit given without examination; as, to take opinions on trust.
7.
Credit on promise of payment, actual or implied; as, to take or purchase goods on trust.
8.
Something committed to a person's care for use or management, and for which an account must be rendered. Every man's talents and advantages are a trust committed to him by his Maker, and for the use or employment of which he is accountable.
9.
Confidence; special reliance on supposed honesty.
10. State of him to whom something is entrusted.
I serve him truly, that will put me in trust.
11. Care; management. 1 Tim.6.
12. In law, an estate, devised or granted in confidence that the devisee or grantee shall convey it, or dispose of the profits, at the will of another; an estate held for the use of another.

TRUST

,
Verb.
T.
To place confidence in; to rely on. We cannot trust those who have deceived us.
He that trusts every one without reserve, will at last be deceived.
1.
To believe; to credit.
Trust me, you look well.
2.
To commit to the care of, in confidence. Trust your Maker with yourself and all your concerns.
3.
To venture confidently.
Fool'd by thee, to trust thee from my side.
4.
To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment. The merchants and manufacturers trust their customers annually with goods to the value of millions.
It is happier to be sometimes cheated, than not to trust.

TRUST

,
Verb.
I.
To be confident of something present or future.
I trust to come to you, and speak face to face. 2 John 12.
We trust we have a good conscience. Heb.13.
1.
To be credulous; to be won to confidence.
Well, you may fear too far--
Safer than trust too far.
To trust in, to confide in; to place confidence in; to rely on; a use frequent in the Scriptures.
Trust in the Lord, and do good. Ps.37.
They shall be greatly ashamed that trust in graven images. Is.42.
To trust to, to depend on; to have confidence in; to rely on.
The men of Israel--trusted to the liars in wait. Judges 20.

Definition 2024

trust

trust

English

Noun

trust ‎(countable and uncountable, plural trusts)

  1. Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.
    He needs to regain her trust if he is ever going to win her back.
    • John Locke
      Most take things upon trust.
      1671, O ever-failing trust / In mortal strength! — John Milton, Samson Agonistes
  2. Dependence upon something in the future; hope.
    • 1611, Such trust have we through Christ. — Authorised Version, 2 Corinthians iii:4.
  3. Confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit.
    I was out of cash, but the landlady let me have it on trust.
  4. That which is committed or entrusted; something received in confidence; a charge.
  5. That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope.
    • Bible, Psalms, lxxi. 5
      O Lord God, thou art my trust from my youth.
  6. (rare) Trustworthiness, reliability.
  7. The condition or obligation of one to whom anything is confided; responsible charge or office.
    • Shakespeare
      [I] serve him truly that will put me in trust.
    • Denham
      Reward them well, if they observe their trust.
  8. (law) The confidence vested in a person who has legal ownership of a property to manage for the benefit of another.
    I put the house into my sister's trust.
  9. (law) An estate devised or granted in confidence that the devisee or grantee shall convey it, or dispose of the profits, at the will, or for the benefit, of another; an estate held for the use of another.
  10. A group of businessmen or traders organised for mutual benefit to produce and distribute specific commodities or services, and managed by a central body of trustees.
  11. (computing) Affirmation of the access rights of a user of a computer system.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

trust ‎(third-person singular simple present trusts, present participle trusting, simple past and past participle trusted)

  1. (transitive) To place confidence in; to rely on, to confide, or have faith, in.
    We cannot trust anyone who deceives us.
    In God We Trust - written on denominations of US currency
    • (Can we date this quote?) William Shakespeare
      I will never trust his word after.
    • (Can we date this quote?) Johnson
      He that trusts every one without reserve will at last be deceived.
  2. (transitive) To give credence to; to believe; to credit.
  3. (transitive) To hope confidently; to believe (usually with a phrase or infinitive clause as the object)
    • (Can we date this quote?) 2 John 12.
      I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face.
    • (Can we date this quote?) Heb. xiii. 18.
      We trust we have a good conscience.
    I trust you have cleaned your room?
  4. (transitive) to show confidence in a person by entrusting them with something.
    • (Can we date this quote?) John Dryden.
      Whom, with your power and fortune, sir, you trust, Now to suspect is vain.
  5. (transitive) To commit, as to one's care; to entrust.
    • (Can we date this quote?) Thomas Babington Macaulay.
      Merchants were not willing to trust precious cargoes to any custody but that of a man-of-war.
  6. (transitive) To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment.
    Merchants and manufacturers trust their customers annually with goods.
    • Johnson
      It is happier sometimes to be cheated than not to trust.
  7. (archaic, transitive) To risk; to venture confidently.
    • (Can we date this quote?) John Milton
      [Beguiled] by thee to trust thee from my side.
  8. (intransitive) To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide.
  9. (intransitive) To be confident, as of something future; to hope.
    • (Can we date this quote?) Isa. xii. 2
      I will trust and not be afraid.
  10. (archaic, intransitive) To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of payment; to give credit.
    • (Can we date this quote?) Johnson
      It is happier sometimes to be cheated than not to trust.

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

trust ‎(comparative more trust, superlative most trust)

  1. (obsolete) Secure, safe.
  2. (obsolete) Faithful, dependable.
  3. (law) of or relating to a trust.

Statistics

Most common English words before 1923: hot · I'd · fifty · #848: trust · perfectly · fixed · leaves

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Borrowing from English trust.

Pronunciation

  • (Franc) IPA(key): /tʁœst/
  • (Quebec) IPA(key): /tʁœst/

Noun

trust m ‎(plural trusts)

  1. a trust (a group of businessmen or traders)

Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from English trust.

Noun

trust m ‎(invariable)

  1. trust (group of people)

Derived terms

  • trust di cervelli - brains trust

Spanish

Etymology

English

Noun

trust m ‎(plural trusts)

  1. (finance) trust

Etymology

From Middle English truste ‎(“trust, protection”), from Old Norse traust ‎(“confidence, help, protection”), from Proto-Germanic *traustą, from Proto-Indo-European *drowzdo-, from Proto-Indo-European *deru- ‎(“be firm, hard, solid”). Akin to Danish trøst, tröst ‎(“trust”), Saterland Frisian Traast ‎(“comfort, solace”), West Frisian treast ‎(“comfort, solace”), Dutch troost ‎(“comfort, consolation”), German Trost ‎(“comfort, consolation”), Gothic trausti ‎(trausti, “alliance, pact”). More at true, tree.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɹʌst/
  • Rhymes: -ʌst

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