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trust
English
Etymology
From Middle English truste (“trust, protection”), from Old Norse traust (“confidence, help, protection”), from Proto-Germanic *traust?, from Proto-Indo-European *drowsdom, from Proto-Indo-European *deru- (“be firm, hard, solid”).
Akin to Danish trøst, tröst (“trust”), Saterland Frisian Traast (“comfort, solace”), West Frisian treast (“comfort, solace”), Dutch troost (“comfort, consolation”), German Trost (“comfort, consolation”), Gothic trausti (trausti, “alliance, pact”). More at true, tree.
Pronunciation
- enPR: tr?st, IPA(key): /tr?st/, [t??st], [t??st], [t???-]
- (Northern England) IPA(key): /tr?st/
- Rhymes: -?st
Noun
trust (countable and uncountable, plural trusts)
- Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.
- taking things upon trust.
- 1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes
- O ever-failing trust / In mortal strength!
- Dependence upon something in the future; hope.
- Confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit.
- That which is committed or entrusted; something received in confidence; a charge.
- That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope.
- (rare) Trustworthiness, reliability.
- The condition or obligation of one to whom anything is confided; responsible charge or office.
- 17th century, John Denham, Of Justice
- Reward them well, if they observe their trust.
- 17th century, John Denham, Of Justice
- (law) The confidence vested in a person who has legal ownership of a property to manage for the benefit of another.
- (law) 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.
- 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.
- (computing) Affirmation of the access rights of a user of a computer system.
Synonyms
Antonyms
- distrust
- mistrust
- untrust
- wantrust
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
trust (third-person singular simple present trusts, present participle trusting, simple past and past participle trusted)
- (transitive) To place confidence in, to rely on, to confide in.
- c. 1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Act I scene iv:
- I will never trust his word after.
- October 5, 1751, Samuel Johnson, The Rambler No. 162
- He that trusts without reserve will at last be deceived.
- c. 1597, William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Act I scene iv:
- (intransitive, with in) To have faith in; to rely on for continuing support or aid.
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- (transitive) To give credence to; to believe; to credit.
- (transitive) 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 trust we have a good conscience.
- (transitive) to show confidence in a person by entrusting them with something.
- (transitive) To commit, as to one's care; to entrust.
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- Merchants were not willing to trust precious cargoes to any custody but that of a man-of-war.
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- (transitive) To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment.
- (intransitive, followed by to) To rely on (something), as though having trust (on it).
- (archaic, transitive) To risk; to venture confidently.
- (intransitive) To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide.
- I will trust and not be afraid.
- (archaic, intransitive) To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of payment; to give credit.
Antonyms
- distrust
- mistrust
Derived terms
Translations
Adjective
trust (comparative more trust, superlative most trust)
- (obsolete) Secure, safe.
- (obsolete) Faithful, dependable.
- (law) of or relating to a trust.
Anagrams
- strut, sturt
French
Etymology
From English trust.
Pronunciation
- (France, Quebec) IPA(key): /t?œst/
Noun
trust m (plural trusts)
- a trust (a group of businessmen or traders)
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English trust.
Noun
trust m (invariable)
- trust (group of people)
Derived terms
- trust di cervelli (“brains trust”)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English trust.
Noun
trust m (plural trusts)
- (finance) trust
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assault
English
Etymology
From Middle English assaut, from Old French noun assaut, from the verb asaillir, from Latin assili?, from ad (“towards”) + sali? (“to jump”). See also assail. Spelling Latinized around 1530 to add an l.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??s??lt/
- (regional, California) IPA(key): /??s?lt/
Noun
assault (countable and uncountable, plural assaults)
- A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.
- 1856-1858, William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Philip II
- The Spanish general prepared to renew the assault.
- 1814, William Wordsworth, The Excursion, Book 5
- Unshaken bears the assault / Of their most dreaded foe, the strong southwest.
- 1856-1858, William H. Prescott, History of the Reign of Philip II
- A violent onset or attack with moral weapons, for example words, arguments, appeals, and the like
- (criminal law) An attempt to commit battery: a violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence, to do hurt to another, but without necessarily touching his person, as by lifting a fist in a threatening manner, or by striking at him and missing him.
- (singular only, law) The crime whose action is such an attempt.
- (tort law) An act that causes someone to apprehend imminent bodily harm.
- (singular only, law) The tort whose action is such an act.
- (fencing) A non-competitive combat between two fencers.
Synonyms
- onfall, onrush
Coordinate terms
- battery
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
assault (third-person singular simple present assaults, present participle assaulting, simple past and past participle assaulted)
- (transitive) To attack, physically or figuratively; to assail.
- Tom was accused of assaulting another man outside a nightclub.
- Loud music assaulted our ears as we entered the building.
- (transitive) To threaten or harass. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Translations
Middle French
Noun
assault m (plural assauls)
- (chiefly military) assault; attack
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