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Trusted   /trˈəstɪd/   Listen
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Trust  v. t.  (past & past part. trusted; pres. part. trusting)  
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." "He that trusts every one without reserve will at last be deceived."
2.
To give credence to; to believe; to credit. "Trust me, you look well."
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." "We trustwe have a good conscience."
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."
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."
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."


Trust  v. i.  
1.
To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide. "More to know could not be more to trust."
2.
To be confident, as of something future; to hope. "I will trust and not be afraid."
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."
To trust in, To trust on, to place confidence in,; to rely on; to depend. "Trust in the Lord, and do good." "A priest... on whom we trust." "Her widening streets on new foundations trust."
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."





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"Trusted" Quotes from Famous Books



... latter half; free reading—"that He (God) might be seen to be just and righteous in forgiving a man's sin when he trusted in Jesus." ...
— Quiet Talks on Following the Christ • S. D. Gordon
... south and west; then through a glorious autumn all russet and gold on a background of hazy blue mountains, back to a winter as in the Christmas carol about Good King Wenceslaus. All this is theory; in reality the weather here, as elsewhere, is not to be trusted, though, indeed, it is not as fickle as that of our own dear country. Still, the people cling to their theory about the climate of the country, and if perchance the theory does not fit, there is always an "oldest inhabitant" handy to ...
— From a Terrace in Prague • Lieut.-Col. B. Granville Baker
... difficult task he found, to his satisfaction, for Betty was right, and by feeling carefully with his hands he perceived the friendly pegs which Reuben had inserted, and of which Oliver had no knowledge, else he would not have trusted so agile and strong a prisoner within their reach. Geoffrey's broad shoulders were the only sufferers, but the rough homespun which covered them was a better protection than his uniform would have been, and he again blessed the good fortune which had thrown the ...
— An Unwilling Maid • Jeanie Gould Lincoln
... any force which the Moslems could bring against them. The leaders took care not to encumber the movements of the army with artillery, camp equipage, or even much forage and provisions, for which they trusted to the invaded territory. A number of persons, however, followed in the train, who, influenced by desire rather of gain than of glory, had come provided with money, as well as commissions from their friends, for the purchase of rich spoil, whether of ...
— History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella V1 • William H. Prescott
... other hand, if Arthur Bridges, a peaceable trader, had been murdered, might he and John not be in greatest danger of the same fate? Was it not true that the Indians were treacherous and not to be trusted though they seemed friendly? Even if Tom began the fight alone, would not the Indians blame him and John as being friends ...
— Far Past the Frontier • James A. Braden


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