confide
To have confidence in someoneTo have confidence in someone.: To take (someone) into one's confidence; to speak in secret with.
» Tom confided in Mary.
Том открылся Мэри.
Том доверился Мэри.
Том покладався на Мері.
Том поклався на Мері.
Meaning
4 sensesTo have confidence in someone.
(intransitive)To take (someone) into one's confidence; to speak in secret with.
I could no longer keep this secret alone; I had to confide in my brother.
She confided in me about her plan to rob the bank.
einweihen, ins Vertrauen ziehen
доверя́тьdoverjátʹ, дове́ритьdovéritʹ
поклада́тисяpokladátysja
(dated, transitive)To entrust (something) to the responsibility of someone.
I confide this mission to you alone.
(intransitive, transitive)To say (something) in confidence.
After several drinks, I confided my problems to the barman.
She confided that her marriage had been in trouble for some time.
anvertrauen
To have confidence in someone.
(archaic, intransitive)To trust or have faith (in).
I confide in her judgement in this matter.
You can confide in him doing the right thing.
vertrauen
доверя́тьсяdoverjátʹsja, дове́ритьсяdovéritʹsja
довіря́тиdovirjáty
confer a trust upon
Examples
63 sentencesTom confided in Mary.
Том покладався на Мері.
ruТом открылся Мэри.
I'd like to confide in you.
I'm going to confide in you.
deIch werde mich dir anvertrauen.
Have you confided in anyone else?
deHast du dich sonst noch jemandem anvertraut?
Tom shouldn't have confided in Mary.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle Scots confide, confyde (“to put trust in”), from Latin confīdere (“to put trusFrom Middle Scots confide, confyde (“to put trust in”), from Latin confīdere (“to put trust in, have confidence in”), from con- (“together”) + fidēre (“to trust”). First attested in English use in the early 17th century. Doublet of faith and fidelity.
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Forms
confides, confiding, confided, confidedSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle