trust

B1 · Intermediate Formal

v. to hope or expect that something is true or will happen.

v. to believe or hope with a degree of confidence; often introduces a clause.

Español:esperar

“I trust that you had a safe journey home last night.”

“The director wrote to the shareholders, stating he trusted the new strategy would yield results by the third quarter.”

B1 · Intermediate Uncountable noun

n. the belief that you can rely on someone or something.

n. a firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something; an uncountable abstract noun in this sense.

日本語:信頼※

“It takes a long time to build trust in a new relationship.”

“The scandal severely damaged the public's trust in the local government's ability to manage the budget.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Law Technical

n. a legal way to hold money or property for someone else, like a child.

n. a fiduciary arrangement where a third party holds assets on behalf of a beneficiary.

“Her grandparents put money in a trust for her university education.”

“The estate was held in a discretionary trust to ensure the assets were protected for future generations.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Academic

n. a large group of companies that work together to control a market.

n. a large-scale business combination or monopoly formed to restrict competition.

“The government introduced new laws to break up the oil trust.”

“Nineteenth-century legislators struggled to regulate the powerful steel trusts that dominated the national economy.”

C1 · Advanced Uncountable noun Computing Technical

n. a setting that allows a computer or user to access a system.

n. the degree to which a system or component is allowed to access resources based on verified identity.

“The administrator had to establish a trust between the two servers.”

“Zero-trust architecture requires every user to be authenticated before gaining access to the private network.”

C1 · Advanced Slang · Informal

interj. a short way to say 'believe me' or 'I am telling the truth'.

interj. an elliptical form of 'trust me', used for emphasis or to assert the truth of a statement.

“That movie is the best one I have seen all year, trust.”

“You don't want to go to that part of town after dark, trust; it's not as safe as it looks.”