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Dictionary: con·fide   (kən-fīd') pronunciation

v., -fid·ed, -fid·ing, -fides.

v.tr.
  1. To tell (something) in confidence: confided a secret to his friend.
  2. To give as a responsibility or put into another's care; entrust: confided the task of drafting the report to her assistant.
v.intr.
To disclose private matters in confidence: He knew he could confide in his parents. See synonyms at commit.

[Middle English, to rely on, from Old French confider, from Latin cōnfīdere : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + fīdere, to trust.]

confider con·fid'er n.

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verb

  1. To tell in confidence: breathe, whisper. See show/hide, words.
  2. To put in the charge of another for care, use, or performance: commend, commit, consign, entrust, give (over), hand over, relegate, trust, turn over. Idioms: give intrustcharge. See give/take/reciprocity.

Antonyms: confide
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v

Definition: divulge information
Antonyms: conceal, hide, secrete, suppress

v

Definition: entrust
Antonyms: keep


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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: reveal in private; tell confidentially

Meaning #2: To confer a trust upon
  Synonyms: entrust, intrust, trust, commit


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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - betro, betro sig til
v. intr. - have tillid til, vise fortrolighed

idioms:

  • confide in    have tillid til

Nederlands (Dutch)
toevertrouwen

Français (French)
v. tr. - confier (qn/qch) aux soins de, confier (secret)
v. intr. - se confier à

idioms:

  • confide in    se confier à

Deutsch (German)
v. - (sich) anvertrauen

idioms:

  • confide in    sich jmdm. anvertrauen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εμπιστεύομαι

idioms:

  • confide in    εμπιστεύομαι σε, έχω εμπιστοσύνη σε, εκμυστηρεύομαι σε

Italiano (Italian)
idioms:

  • confide in    confidare, confidarsi, fidarsi di

Português (Portuguese)
v. - confiar

idioms:

  • confide in    confiar em

Русский (Russian)
довериться, поручить

idioms:

  • confide in    довериться кому-либо

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - confiar
v. intr. - confiarse

idioms:

  • confide in    confiar en, fiarse de

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förlita sig på, anförtro sig åt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
吐露, 信托, 信赖

idioms:

  • confide in    向...吐露秘密, 对...有信心

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 吐露, 信託
v. intr. - 信賴

idioms:

  • confide in    向...吐露秘密, 對...有信心

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 털어놓다, 맡기다
v. intr. - 신용하다, 비밀을 털어놓다

idioms:

  • confide in    신뢰하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 打ち明ける, 信頼する, 秘密を打ち明ける, 任せる, 託する

idioms:

  • confide in    信頼する, 打ち明ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) استودع سرا, أأتمن على سر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הפקיד בידי, סיפר בסוד, מסר, גילה, העביר‬
v. intr. - ‮בטח ב-, סיפר בסוד‬


 
 
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