adj · intj · noun · verb · 38 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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trŭst
/tɹʌst/
[t͡ʃhɹ̥ʌst]
General-American:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Australian:/tɹɐst/
Northern-England:/tɹʊst/
rhymes with -ʌst
homophone: trussed
CMU ARPABET:T R AH1 S T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Secure, safe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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2
adj
Meaning 2
Faithful, dependable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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3
adj
Meaning 3
of or relating to a trust.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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4
intj
Meaning 4
Ellipsis of trust me, often used sarcastically or self-mockingly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, slang
Examples
You'll get your money back bro, trust.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
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5
noun
Meaning 5
Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
He needs to regain her trust if he is ever going to win her back.
to lose trust in someone
build up trust
a relationship built on mutual trust
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6
noun
Meaning 6
Dependence upon something in the future; hope.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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7
noun
Meaning 7
Confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
I was out of cash, but the landlady let me have it on trust.
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8
noun
Meaning 8
That which is committed or entrusted; something received in confidence; a charge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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9
noun
Meaning 9
That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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10
noun
Meaning 10
Trustworthiness, reliability.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, rare, uncountable
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11
noun
Meaning 11
The condition or obligation of one to whom anything is confided; responsible charge or office.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
17th century, John Denham, Of Justice Reward them well, if they observe their trust.
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12
noun
Meaning 12
The confidence vested in a person who has legal ownership of a property to manage for the benefit of another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
Examples
I put the house into my sister's trust.
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13
noun
Meaning 13
An arrangement whereby property or money is given to be held by a third party (a trustee), on the basis that it will be managed for the benefit of, or eventually transferred to, a stated beneficiary; for example, money to be given to a child when he or she reaches adulthood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: trust law
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14
noun
Meaning 14
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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15
noun
Meaning 15
Affirmation of the access rights of a user of a computer system.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Broader terms: permit, allow, let, countenance
History
Etymology
From Middle English trust, trost (“trust, protection”). Long considered a borrowing from Old Norse traust (“confidence, help, protection”), from Proto-Germanic *traustą, but the root vocalism is incompatible, so trust has come to be considered a reflex of an unattested Old English *trust, from a rare zero-grade Proto-Germanic variant of the same root also attested in Middle High German getrüste (“host”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deru- (“be firm, hard, solid”). Cognates Cognate with Saterland Frisian Traast (“comfort, solace”), West Frisian treast (“comfort, consolation, solace”), Dutch troost (“comfort, consolation”), German Trost (“comfort, consolation”), Low German Troost (“comfort, consolation”), Luxembourgish Trouscht (“consolation”), Danish trøst (“comfort, solace”), Icelandic traust (“faith, trust; confidence”), Norwegian Nynorsk trøst, trøyst (“consolation”), Swedish tröst (“comfort, consolation”), Gothic 𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌹 (trausti, “covenant, pact”). Doublet of tryst. More at true, tree.
Across languages
Translations
449 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Akkadian:
tukultum
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Albanian:
besim
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Arabic:
ثِقَة
(ṯiqa)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Armenian:
վստահություն
(vstahutʻyun)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Assamese:
ভৰসা
(bhoroxa)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Assamese:
বিশ্বাস
(bissax)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Azerbaijani:
inam
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Azerbaijani:
etimad
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Azerbaijani:
etibar
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Bashkir:
ышаныс
(ışanıs)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Belarusian:
даве́р
(davjér)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Belarusian:
даве́р'е
(davjérʺje)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Bengali:
বিশ্বাস
(biśśaś)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Bengali:
ভরসা
(bhorśa)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Bhojpuri:
भरोसा
(bharōsā)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Bulgarian:
дове́рие
(dovérie)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Catalan:
confiança
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Cebuano:
salig
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Chinese Cantonese:
信任
(seon3 jam6)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Chinese Mandarin:
信任
(xìnrèn)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Czech:
důvěra
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Danish:
tillid
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Danish:
tiltro
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Dutch:
vertrouwen
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Esperanto:
fido
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Estonian:
usaldus
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Faroese:
álit
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Finnish:
luottamus
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Finnish:
usko
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
French:
confiance
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Friulian:
fede
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Georgian:
ნდობა
(ndoba)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
German:
Vertrauen
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Gothic:
𐍄𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃
(trauains)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Greek:
εμπιστοσύνη
(empistosýni)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Hebrew:
אֵמוּן
('emún)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Higaonon:
kigsalig
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Hindi:
विश्वास
(viśvās)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Hindi:
भरोसा
(bharosā)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Hindi:
बावर
(bāvar)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Hungarian:
bizalom
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Icelandic:
traust
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Indonesian:
kepercayaan
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Irish:
muinín
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Irish:
iontaoibh
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Irish:
dóchas
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Italian:
fiducia
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Italian:
confidenza
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Jamaican Creole:
chos
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Japanese:
信
(shin)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Japanese:
信頼
(shinrai)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Japanese:
信任
(shinnin)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Kazakh:
сенім
(senım)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Khmer:
ទុកចិត្ត
(tuk cət)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Khmer:
ជឿ
(cɨə)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Korean:
믿음
(mideum)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Korean:
신뢰
(silloe)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Korean:
신임
(sinim)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Northern Kurdish:
îtimad
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Northern Kurdish:
îtibar
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Northern Kurdish:
pêbawerî
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Kyrgyz:
ишеним
(işenim)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Kyrgyz:
ишенүү
(işenüü)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Latin:
fides
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Latin:
fīdūcia
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Latvian:
uzticība
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Lithuanian:
pasitikėjimas
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Low German:
Vertroen
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Low German:
Vertruggen
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Luxembourgish:
Vertrauen
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Macedonian:
доверба
(doverba)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Malay:
kepercayaan
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Malay:
perchaya
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Malay:
amanah
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Malayalam:
വിശ്വാസം
(viśvāsaṁ)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Maranao:
sarig
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Mongolian:
итгэл
(itgel)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Mongolian:
итгэлцэл
(itgelcel)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Mongolian:
ᠢᠲᠡᠭᠡᠯ
(itegel)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Mongolian:
ᠢᠲᠡᠭᠡᠯᠴᠡᠯ
(itegelčel)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Norwegian Bokmål:
tillit
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Norwegian Nynorsk:
tillit
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Occitan:
fisança
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Pashto:
اعتماد
(e'temād)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Pashto:
اعتبار
(e'tebār)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Pashto:
باور
(bāwar)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Iranian Persian:
اِعْتِماد
(e'temâd)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Iranian Persian:
اِعْتِبار
(e'tebâr)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Iranian Persian:
باوَر
(bâvar)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Polish:
zaufanie
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Portuguese:
confiança
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Romanian:
încredere
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Russian:
дове́рие
(dovérije)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Sanskrit:
विश्वास
(viśvāsa)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Scottish Gaelic:
creideas
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Scottish Gaelic:
earbsa
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Serbo-Croatian:
повере́ње
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Serbo-Croatian:
повјере́ње
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Serbo-Croatian:
poverénje
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Serbo-Croatian:
povjerénje
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Slovak:
dôvera
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Slovene:
zaupanje
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Spanish:
confianza
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Swahili:
muamana
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Swedish:
förtroende
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Swedish:
tillit
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Tagalog:
tiwala
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Tajik:
эътимод
(e'timod)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Tajik:
бовар
(bovar)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Tajik:
эътибор
(e'tibor)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Tamil:
நம்பிக்கை
(nampikkai)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Tatar:
ышаныч
(ışanıç)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Telugu:
నమ్మకం
(nammakaṁ)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Telugu:
విశ్వాసం
(viśvāsaṁ)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Telugu:
భరోసా
(bharōsā)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Tibetan:
ཡིད་ཆེས
(yid ches)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Tocharian B:
päkwalñe
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Turkish:
güven
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Turkish:
güvenç
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Turkish:
itimat
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Turkish:
itibar
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Turkmen:
ynanç
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Turkmen:
ynam
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Ukrainian:
дові́ра
(dovíra)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Ukrainian:
дові́р'я
(dovírʺja)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Urdu:
اِعْتِبار
(i'tibār)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Urdu:
بَھروسَہ
(bharosa)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Urdu:
اِعْتِماد
(i'timād)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Urdu:
باوَر
(bāvar)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Uyghur:
ئىشەنچ
(ishench)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Uzbek:
ishonch
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Uzbek:
inonish
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Uzbek:
etimod
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Uzbek:
ishonish
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Volapük:
konfid
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Yiddish:
צוטרוי
(tsutroy)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Yiddish:
בטחון
(betokhn)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Yiddish:
גלויבן
(gloybn)
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Zazaki:
bıvar
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Zazaki:
itibar
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Zazaki:
emeli
— confidence in or reliance on some person or quality
Bashkir:
ышаныс
(ışanıs)
— dependence upon something in the future; hope
Bengali:
ভরসা
(bhorśa)
— dependence upon something in the future; hope
Bengali:
বিশ্বাস
(biśśaś)
— dependence upon something in the future; hope
Bulgarian:
наде́жда
(nadéžda)
— dependence upon something in the future; hope
Bulgarian:
упова́ние
(upovánie)
— dependence upon something in the future; hope
Catalan:
confiança
— dependence upon something in the future; hope
Finnish:
toivo
— dependence upon something in the future; hope
Georgian:
იმედი
(imedi)
— dependence upon something in the future; hope
Georgian:
იმედოვნება
(imedovneba)
— dependence upon something in the future; hope
German:
Vertrauen
— dependence upon something in the future; hope
German:
Hoffnung
— dependence upon something in the future; hope
Greek:
πίστη
(písti)
— dependence upon something in the future; hope
Hindi:
विश्वास
(viśvās)
— dependence upon something in the future; hope
Hungarian:
bizodalom
— dependence upon something in the future; hope
Hungarian:
remény
— dependence upon something in the future; hope
Hungarian:
reménység
— dependence upon something in the future; hope
Italian:
speranza
— dependence upon something in the future; hope
Low German:
Hööp
— dependence upon something in the future; hope
Norwegian Bokmål:
forhåpning
— dependence upon something in the future; hope
Portuguese:
esperança
— dependence upon something in the future; hope
Romanian:
speranță
— dependence upon something in the future; hope
Romanian:
sperare
— dependence upon something in the future; hope
Swahili:
muamana
— dependence upon something in the future; hope
Swedish:
förtröstan
— dependence upon something in the future; hope
Swedish:
tilltro
— dependence upon something in the future; hope
Zazaki:
muamma
— dependence upon something in the future; hope
Ottoman Turkish:
امانت
(emânet)
— that which is committed or entrusted; something received in confidence; a charge
Urdu:
اَمانَت
(amānat)
— that which is committed or entrusted; something received in confidence; a charge
Zazaki:
emeli
— that which is committed or entrusted; something received in confidence; a charge
Bulgarian:
кре́дит
(krédit)
— confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit
Dutch:
vertrouwen
— confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit
Finnish:
luotto
— confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit
Greek:
πίστωση
(pístosi)
— confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit
Italian:
credito
— confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit
Kazakh:
сенімгерлік
(senımgerlık)
— confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit
Norwegian Bokmål:
kredittverdighet
— confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit
Portuguese:
crédito
— confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit
Romanian:
credit
— confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit
Russian:
ве́ра
(véra)
— confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit
Russian:
креди́т
(kredít)
— confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit
Scottish Gaelic:
creideas
— confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit
Spanish:
crédito
— confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit
Spanish:
fiar
— confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit
Swahili:
muamana
— confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit
Ukrainian:
віра
(vira)
— confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit