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trusted

v.
B1 Intermediate US //ˈtɹəstɪd// UK //tɹˈʌstɪd// trust·ed

v. to believe that someone is honest and will not do anything to hurt you. You rely on them to do the right thing.

v. to believe in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something. Transitive — requires a direct object to indicate the entity being relied upon.


SIMPLE

I have always trusted my sister with my secrets.

CONTEXTUAL

The manager trusted her team to complete the project without constant supervision.

COMPLEX

While the public initially trusted the institution, a series of scandals eventually eroded their confidence in its leadership and transparency.

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The verb is transitive and takes a direct object. It can also be used with 'to' followed by an infinitive ('trusted him to go').

Pitfall

I trust on himI trust himTrust is a transitive verb and does not require a preposition before the person or thing being trusted.

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