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Webster 1913 Edition
Trust
Trust
,Noun.
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
Equal in strength.
trust
was with the Eternal to be deemedEqual 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
moneyTrust
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Trusted
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Trusting
.] 1.
To place confidence in; to rely on, to confide, or repose faith, in;
as, we can not
. trust
those who have deceived usI 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
Now to suspect is vain.
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 goods7.
To risk; to venture confidently.
[Beguiled] by thee
to
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
luckThey
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.
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.
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.