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Trust, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trusted; p. pr. & vb. n. 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. --Shak.
He that trusts every one without reserve will at last be deceived. --Johnson.
2. To give credence to; to believe; to credit.
Trust me, you look well. --Shak.
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. --2 John 12.
We trustwe have a good conscience. --Heb. xiii. 18.
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. --Dryden.
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. --Macaulay.
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. --Milton.
Trust·ing, a. Having or exercising trust; confiding; unsuspecting; trustful. -- Trust*ing*ly, adv.
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trusting
adj 1: inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust;
"great brown eye, true and trustful"- Nordhoff & Hall
[syn: trustful] [ant: distrustful]
2: tending to trust; "she had an open and trusting nature"