trust to something

trust to something
ˈtrust to sth derived
no passive to put your confidence in sth such as luck, chance, etc. because there is nothing else to help you

I stumbled along in the dark, trusting to luck to find the right door.

Main entry:trustderived

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  • trust in something — ˈtrust in sb/sth derived (formal) to have confidence in sb/sth; to believe that sb/sth is good and can be relied on • She needs to trust more in her own abilities. Main entry: ↑trustderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • trust to — ˈtrust to [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they trust to he/she/it trusts to present participle trusting to past tense trusted to past p …   Useful english dictionary

  • trust — trust1 [ trʌst ] noun *** 1. ) uncount a feeling of confidence in someone that shows you believe they are honest, fair, and reliable: Trust is an important issue between teenagers and their parents. trust in: public trust in police officers… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • trust — trust1 W2S1 [trʌst] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(belief)¦ 2¦(organization)¦ 3¦(financial arrangement)¦ 4 take something on trust 5 position of trust 6¦(companies)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1100 1200; : Old Norse; Origin: traust confidence, trust ] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • trust — trustable, adj. trustability, n. truster, n. /trust/, n. 1. reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence. 2. confident expectation of something; hope. 3. confidence in the certainty of future… …   Universalium

  • trust — [[t]trʌ̱st[/t]] ♦♦ trusts, trusting, trusted 1) VERB If you trust someone, you believe that they are honest and sincere and will not deliberately do anything to harm you. [V n] I trust you completely, he said... [V n] He did argue in a general… …   English dictionary

  • trust — 1 /trVst/ noun 1 BELIEF (U) a strong belief in the honesty, goodness etc of someone or something: an agreement made on the basis of mutual trust | put your trust in: You shouldn t put your trust in a man like that. | betray sb s trust (=do… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • trust to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms trust to : present tense I/you/we/they trust to he/she/it trusts to present participle trusting to past tense trusted to past participle trusted to formal trust to something to depend on something such as luck …   English dictionary

  • trust — n 1 a: a fiduciary relationship in which one party holds legal title to another s property for the benefit of a party who holds equitable title to the property b: an entity resulting from the establishment of such a relationship see also… …   Law dictionary

  • trust — [trust] n. [ME < ON traust, trust, lit., firmness < IE * drou sto < base * deru , tree > TREE, TRUE + sto , standing < base * sta , to STAND] 1. a) firm belief or confidence in the honesty, integrity, reliability, justice, etc. of… …   English World dictionary

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