confide
Betekenis (Engels)
- (archaic, intransitive) To trust, have faith (in).
- (dated, transitive) To entrust (something) to the responsibility of someone.
- (intransitive) To take (someone) into one's confidence, to speak in secret with.
- (intransitive, transitive) To say (something) in confidence.
Sinonieme
have confidence in
have faith in
believe in
have confidence
have faith
recount one’s tale of woe
tell one’s troubles
commend to
give in charge
be convinced
place confidence in
reveal a secret
put faith in
Vertalings
Frekwensie
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/kənˈfaɪd/
Etimologie (Engels)
From Middle Scots confide, confyde (“to put trust in”), from Latin confīdere (“to put trust in, have confidence in”), from con- (“together”) + fidēre (“to trust”). First attested in English use in the early 17th century. Doublet of faith and fidelity.
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