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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•fide /kənˈfaɪd/USA pronunciation v., -fid•ed, -fid•ing. - to tell (secrets) to another in trust: [~ + in + object]She wouldn't confide in me.[~ + object]She was afraid to confide her plans to me.[~ + that clause]The paratrooper confided that he closed his eyes whenever he jumped out of planes.
con•fid•er, n. [countable]See -fid-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•fide (kən fīd′),USA pronunciation v., -fid•ed, -fid•ing. v.i. - to impart secrets trustfully;
discuss private matters or problems (usually fol. by in):She confides in no one but her husband. - to have full trust;
have faith:They confided in their own ability.
v.t. - to tell in assurance of secrecy:He confided all his plans to her.
- to entrust;
commit to the charge or knowledge of another:She confided her jewelry to her sister.
- Latin confīdere, equivalent. to con- con- + fīdere to trust, akin to foedus; see confederate, fidelity
- 1625–35
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged disclose, reveal, divulge, impart.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: confide /kənˈfaɪd/ vb - usually followed by in; when tr, may take a clause as object: to disclose (secret or personal matters) in confidence (to); reveal in private (to)
- (intransitive) followed by in: to have complete trust
- (transitive) to entrust into another's keeping
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin confīdere, from fīdere to trust; related to Latin foedus treatyconˈfider n |