trust
Confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit.
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And musicians. If you've been following Sweden's Eurovision entry this year, she was treated terribly by her first agent, who locked her into a brutal contract very young. Ask people you trust who have been around fo…
I don’t trust that old rich guy as far as I could throw him.
Plus, my psychiatrist and my therapist know the depth much better than my GP ever will, because he literally gaslighted me about my symptoms and I don't trust him at all. Not that he would properly assess me anyway.…
The ABC book challenge, day 5, E: Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett I love Terry Pratchett. What a beautiful author to make me trust and believe in allies. This is not my favorite book of his, but I'll take it <3<3 #B…
Cats are really wonderful creatures, and everyone who has earned the trust of a cat has their life made a little bit better for that relationship. Even just seeing the little critter asleep in the sun is a piece of a…
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Confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit.
build up trust
“As a child, I wondered why my grandfather did not trust the federal government. Now I know”
— Bluesky· May 2026“No citizen should trust anything Trump says. That 30% still do tells you too many citizens aren't paying attention to reality.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“With deepest regret, we'd like to inform that we have made the difficult decision to cancel the Baltic Ruby+Unconf conference. We have published our statement on the conference website. Thank you for your trust, and we sincerely apologize for not meeting your expectations.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“That used to be my attitude. Times, however, are changing; there is a SMALL handful of players I would now trust.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“[6/12] Month 1: How fills feel You approach fills with tension in your hands and rush through the notes as fast as possible. The fill feels dangerous because you haven't done it enough times for your hands to trust themselves.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.
He needs to regain her trust if he is ever going to win her back.
"trust" means confidence in or reliance on some person or quality. It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
"trust" is informal English meaning confidence in or reliance on some person or quality. It is used widely across English varieties. A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like "confidence in or reliance on some person or quality" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "trust" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing. If you are a B2 or C1 learner, it is useful to recognise this word when you hear or read it, but think carefully about whether the situation really calls for it before using it yourself.
“Cats are really wonderful creatures, and everyone who has earned the trust of a cat has their life made a little bit better for that relationship. Even just seeing the little critter asleep in the sun is a piece of advice they are trying to give to us.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Une brasserie bretonne doit cesser de vendre sa bière «John Lemon» après une plainte du Trust de Yoko Ono. Le brasseur a écoulé 5000 bouteilles en quelques jours avant la date limite fixée au 1er juillet.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Your community is so sweet, I just want to feed them all. 🍝🇮🇹🍕 I will reward you generously before the church. Trust me, they can do more. I will help them see why, and I will reveal good news. 📰 :)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Honestly wasn’t even a good “alerting” day.. but $EBAY timely buys and sells along with $OUST adds in the 27s and the $BB shares and calls alerted last week helped big time. Super excited for what’s to come for sure and hope I can make the ones who trust in me some money!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Figure: DeFi doesn’t remove trust. Why the future of DeFi depends on making trust explicit, structured, and enforceable Continue reading on Medium » #cybersecurity #defi #web3 #cryptocurrency #blockchain Origin | Interest | Match”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Dependence upon something in the future; hope.
to lose trust in someone
“And musicians. If you've been following Sweden's Eurovision entry this year, she was treated terribly by her first agent, who locked her into a brutal contract very young. Ask people you trust who have been around for a while. The old folks know who is above board.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I don’t trust that old rich guy as far as I could throw him.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Plus, my psychiatrist and my therapist know the depth much better than my GP ever will, because he literally gaslighted me about my symptoms and I don't trust him at all. Not that he would properly assess me anyway. I need to move so badly, so I can get better medical support.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The ABC book challenge, day 5, E: Equal Rites by Terry Pratchett I love Terry Pratchett. What a beautiful author to make me trust and believe in allies. This is not my favorite book of his, but I'll take it <3<3 #BookChallenge”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Why shouldn't you trust google and big tech”
— r/GenZ· Apr 2026
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