confide

kənˈfaɪd

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Conjugation

Definition of confide - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

privacy

intr.

reveal personal matters privately

intr.

He confided in her about his family issues.

disclose

reveal

trust

tr.

entrust someone with a responsibility or task

tr.

He confided the care of his pets to his neighbor.

assign

delegate

entrust

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Expressions with confide

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confide in

tell someone personal information trusting they will not reveal it

She confided in her best friend about her plans to move abroad.

Origin of confide

Latin, confidere (to trust)

Terms with confide included in their meaning

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confidingness

willingness

the quality of being willing to confide

unbosom

confide

reveal personal thoughts or secrets to someone

Examples of confide in a sentence

I confide in my journal every night.
She confided the project details to her assistant.
They confided the secret mission to the trusted agent.

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French:se confier, remettre, ...
German:sich anvertrauen, anvertrauen, ...
Italian:confidarsi, affidare, ...
Spanish:confiar, ...
Portuguese:confidenciar, confiar, ...
Chinese:倾诉, 托付, ...
Japanese:打ち明ける, 任せる, ...
Arabic:أفضى, أَوْكَلَ, ...
Hebrew:לְסַפֵּר בְּסוֹד, לְהַפְקִיד בְּיַד, ...
Russian:доверяться, доверить, ...
Ukrainian:довірятися, довірити, ...
Hindi:विश्वास में लेना, सौंपना, ...
Bengali:মনের কথা বলা, বিশ্বাস করা, ...
Catalan:confiar-se, confiar, ...
Czech:svěřit se, svěřit, ...
Danish:betro sig til, overdrage, ...
Dutch:toevertrouwen, vertrouwen, ...
Greek:εκμυστηρεύομαι, εμπιστεύομαι, ...
Hungarian:bizalmába avatni, rábízni, ...
Khmer:ទុកចិត្តប្រាប់, ប្រគល់ឲ្យថែទាំ, ...
Korean:털어놓다, 맡기다, ...
Persian:در میان گذاشتن, سپرد, ...
Polish:zwierzać się, powierzyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):confidenciar, confiar, ...
Romanian:a mărturisi, a încredința, ...
Swedish:anförtro sig, anförtro, ...
Thai:ปรับทุกข์, มอบหมาย, ...
Turkish:açmak, ...
Vietnamese:tâm sự, giao phó, ...

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