confide
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin confīdō (“I trust fully, I am assured, confide, rely”), from con- (“together”) + fīdō (“I trust”); see faith, fidelity.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
confide (third-person singular simple present confides, present participle confiding, simple past and past participle confided)
- (intransitive, now rare) To trust, have faith (in).
- 1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society 1985, p. 269:
- "Be calm, lovely Antonia!" he replied; "no danger in near you: confide in my protection."
- 1818, Mary Shelley, Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus, Everyman's Library 1973, p. 10:
- "I shall do nothing rashly: you know me sufficiently to confide in my prudence and consideration whenever the safety of others is committed to my care."
- (Can we date this quote by Byron and provide title, author's full name, and other details?)
- In thy protection I confide.
- 1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society 1985, p. 269:
- (transitive, dated) To entrust (something) to the responsibility of someone.
- I confide this mission to you alone.
- (intransitive) To take (someone) into one's confidence, to speak in secret with. ( + in)
- I could no longer keep this secret alone; I decided to confide in my brother.
- (transitive, intransitive) To say (something) in confidence.
- After several drinks, I confided my problems to the barman.
- She confided that her marriage had been in trouble for some time.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
to trust, have faith in
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intransitive: to take (someone) into one's confidence
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to say (something) in confidence
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Further reading[edit]
- confide in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- confide in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
cōnfīde
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