- trust
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 relying on sb/sthADJECTIVE▪ great▪
They have placed great trust in him as a negotiator.
▪ absolute, complete, perfect, total▪ blind, implicit▪They followed the instructions in blind trust that all would turn out well.
▪ little▪They had little trust for outsiders.
▪ basic▪ mutual▪ personal (esp. AmE)▪The President needs to rebuild his personal trust with the electorate.
▪ consumer, public, social (esp. AmE)▪a campaign to build consumer trust in the quality of dairy products
▪the need to restore public trust
▪ sacred▪They accepted the responsibility as a sacred trust (= sth that had been trusted to them).
▪ fragile▪the fragile trust that existed between them
▪ misplacedVERB + TRUST▪ have▪We have absolute trust in the teachers.
▪Does the plan have the trust and cooperation of the workers?
▪ place, put▪ establish▪ build, build up, develop▪ earn, foster, gain, win▪ engender, inspire▪This girl does not exactly inspire trust.
▪ deserve▪I will do all I can do to deserve your trust.
▪ abuse, betray, break, destroy, violate (esp. AmE)▪He claimed the government had betrayed the trust of the people.
▪ erode, undermine▪He undermined public trust in his office.
▪ lose▪ keep, maintain▪It's good that you kept her trust.
▪ rebuild, regain, restore▪ be based on▪a relationship based on trust
TRUST + VERB▪ existPREPOSITION▪ trust among, trust between▪This requires a certain level of trust among the community's members.
▪efforts to promote mutual trust between nations
▪ trust for▪their love and trust for one another
▪ trust in▪His trust in them was misplaced.
PHRASES▪ a breach of trust, a lack of trust, a position of trust▪As a teacher, you are in a position of trust.
2 financial arrangement/companyADJECTIVE▪ offshore (esp. BrE)▪ investment, unit (BrE)▪a publicly traded real estate investment trust (AmE)
▪Investing in a unit trust reduces risks for small investors.
▪ familyVERB + TRUST▪ hold sth in, hold sth on, keep sth in▪The proceeds will be held in trust for the children until they are eighteen.
▪ create, establish, form, set up▪They set up a trust for their grandchildren's education.
▪ invest inTRUST + NOUN▪ account, assets, fund▪ deed▪ property▪ status▪ manager▪ company▪ beneficiaryPREPOSITION▪ in trust▪His father put the money in trust for him until he was 21.
▪ trust for3 (esp. BrE) a charity organizationADJECTIVE▪ independent▪ charitable, non-profit, not-for-profit▪ hospital (BrE)▪ land (AmE)VERB + TRUST▪ manage, run▪They ran the trust as a non-profit making concern.
TRUST + VERB▪ own▪The trust owns the land and the buildings.
▪ manage, run▪a heritage site that is run by a charitable trust
PREPOSITION▪ trust for▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}the Cecil Houses Trust for old people
verbADVERB▪ implicitly▪I trust you implicitly.
▪ blindly▪In my position I cannot risk blindly trusting anyone.
▪ completely, fully, really, totally, truly▪the only person I truly trusted
▪ not entirely, not fully, not necessarily, not quite, not really▪You can never entirely trust even a ‘tame’ leopard.
VERB + TRUST▪ be able to, can▪I knew I could trust John.
▪ be unable to▪ be prepared to, be ready to, be willing to▪ be reluctant to, be unwilling to▪I was reluctant to trust the evidence of my senses.
▪ be afraid to▪I was afraid to trust anyone after that.
PREPOSITION▪ in▪You have to trust in the competence of others.
▪ to▪I stumbled along in the dark, trusting to luck to find the right door.
▪ with▪I'd trust her with my life.
PHRASES▪ not to be trusted▪He is not to be trusted with other people's money.
▪ tried and trusted (esp. BrE)▪tried and trusted techniques
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
