Noun

• S: (n) trust (something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)) "he is the beneficiary of a generous trust set up by his father"
• S: (n) reliance, trust (certainty based on past experience) "he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists"; "he put more trust in his own two legs than in the gun"
• S: (n) trust, trustingness, trustfulness (the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others) "the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity"
• S: (n) trust, corporate trust, combine, cartel (a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service) "they set up the trust in the hope of gaining a monopoly"
• S: (n) faith, trust (complete confidence in a person or plan etc) "he cherished the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust"
• S: (n) confidence, trust (a trustful relationship) "he took me into his confidence"; "he betrayed their trust"

Verb

• S: (v) trust (have confidence or faith in) "We can trust in our government"
• S: (v) trust (allow without fear)
• S: (v) believe, trust (be confident about something) "I believe that he will come back from the war"
• S: (v) hope, trust, desire (expect and wish) "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"
• S: (v) entrust, intrust, trust, confide, commit (confer a trust upon) "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"
• S: (v) trust ((chiefly archaic) extend credit to) "don't trust my ex-wife; I won't pay her debts anymore"