confide

con·fide

C0560400 (kən-fīd′)v. con·fid·ed, con·fid·ing, con·fides v.tr.1. To tell (something) in confidence: confided a secret to his friend.2. To give as a responsibility or put into another's care: confided the task of drafting the report to her assistant.v.intr. To disclose private matters in confidence: He knew he could confide in his parents.

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[Middle English, to rely on, from Old French confider, from Latin cōnfīdere : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + fīdere, to trust; see bheidh- in Indo-European roots.]

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con·fid′er n.

confide

(kənˈfaɪd) vb1. (usually foll by: in; when tr, may take a clause as object) to disclose (secret or personal matters) in confidence (to); reveal in private (to)2. (foll by: in) to have complete trust3. (tr) to entrust into another's keeping[C15: from Latin confīdere, from fīdere to trust; related to Latin foedus treaty] conˈfider n

con•fide

(kənˈfaɪd)

v. -fid•ed, -fid•ing. v.i. 1. to discuss private matters or problems (usu. fol. by in). 2. to have full trust; have faith. v.t. 3. to tell in assurance of secrecy. 4. to entrust to the charge or knowledge of another. [1625–35; < Latin confīdere=con- con- + fīdere to trust, akin to foedus] con•fid′er, n.

confide

Past participle: confided
Gerund: confiding

Imperative
confide
confide

Present
I confide
you confide
he/she/it confides
we confide
you confide
they confide

Preterite
I confided
you confided
he/she/it confided
we confided
you confided
they confided

Present Continuous
I am confiding
you are confiding
he/she/it is confiding
we are confiding
you are confiding
they are confiding

Present Perfect
I have confided
you have confided
he/she/it has confided
we have confided
you have confided
they have confided

Past Continuous
I was confiding
you were confiding
he/she/it was confiding
we were confiding
you were confiding
they were confiding

Past Perfect
I had confided
you had confided
he/she/it had confided
we had confided
you had confided
they had confided

Future
I will confide
you will confide
he/she/it will confide
we will confide
you will confide
they will confide

Future Perfect
I will have confided
you will have confided
he/she/it will have confided
we will have confided
you will have confided
they will have confided

Future Continuous
I will be confiding
you will be confiding
he/she/it will be confiding
we will be confiding
you will be confiding
they will be confiding

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been confiding
you have been confiding
he/she/it has been confiding
we have been confiding
you have been confiding
they have been confiding

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been confiding
you will have been confiding
he/she/it will have been confiding
we will have been confiding
you will have been confiding
they will have been confiding

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been confiding
you had been confiding
he/she/it had been confiding
we had been confiding
you had been confiding
they had been confiding

Conditional
I would confide
you would confide
he/she/it would confide
we would confide
you would confide
they would confide

Past Conditional
I would have confided
you would have confided
he/she/it would have confided
we would have confided
you would have confided
they would have confided

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	confide - reveal in private; tell confidentiallydisclose, let on, divulge, expose, give away, let out, reveal, unwrap, discover, bring out, break - make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring out the truth"; "he broke the news to her"; "unwrap the evidence in the murder case"unbosom, relieve - relieve oneself of troubling information
	2.	confide - confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"entrust, intrust, commit, trustcommend - give to in charge; "I commend my children to you"hand, pass on, turn over, pass, reach, give - place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"consign, charge - give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"recommit - commit again; "It was recommitted into her custody"obligate - commit in order to fulfill an obligation; "obligate money"

confide

verb tell, admit, reveal, confess, whisper, disclose, impart, divulge, breathe He confided his worries to me.

confide

verb1. To tell in confidence:breathe, whisper.2. To put in the charge of another for care, use, or performance:commend, commit, consign, entrust, give (over), hand over, relegate, trust, turn over.Idiom: give in trust.

Translations

倾诉吐露

confide

(kənˈfaid) verb to tell one's private thoughts to someone. He confided in his brother; He confided his fears to his brother. 吐露(秘密等) 吐露（秘密等），倾诉 confidence (ˈkonfidəns) noun1. trust or belief in someone's ability. I have great confidence in you. 信任 信任2. belief and faith in one's own ability. She shows a great deal of confidence for her age. 信心 信心confident (ˈkonfidənt) adjective having a great deal of trust (especially in oneself). She is confident that she will win; a confident boy. 有信心的 有信心的confidential (konfiˈdenʃəl) adjective1. secret; not to be told to others. confidential information. 機密的 机密的2. trusted to keep secrets. a confidential secretary. 心腹的 表示信任或亲密的confidentiality (ˈkonfidenʃiˈӕləti) noun 機密性 机密性ˌconfiˈdentially adverb secretly; not wishing to have the information passed on to anyone else. She could not tell me what he said – he was speaking confidentially. 機密地 机密地conˈfiding adjective trustful. 信任別人的 信任别人的conˈfidingly adverb 信任別人地 信任别人地in confidence as a secret; confidentially. He told me the story in (strictest) confidence. 機密地 机密地