trusting

Definition of Trusting in English :

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Adjective

1. trustful, trusting

inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust

Example Sentences:
'great brown eye, true and trustful'

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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Trusting

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adjective

that trusts; trustful

Trusting

see synonyms of trusting

a. Firm belief in the integrity, ability, or character of a person or thing; confidence or reliance: trying to gain our clients' trust; taking it on trust that our friend is telling the truth.

b. The condition and resulting obligation of having confidence placed in one: violated a public trust.

c. One in which confidence is placed.

a. Custody; care: left her papers in my trust during her illness.

b. Something committed into the care of another; a charge: violated a public trust.

a. Reliance on something in the future; hope: We have trust that the future will be better.

b. Reliance on the intention and ability of a purchaser to pay in the future; credit: bought the supplies on trust from a local dealer.

4. Law

a. A legal relationship in which one party holds a title to property while another party has the entitlement to the beneficial use of that property.

b. The confidence reposed in a trustee when giving the trustee legal title to property to administer for another, together with the trustee's obligation regarding that property and the beneficiary.

c. The property so held.

5. An institution or organization directed by trustees: a charitable trust.

6. A combination of firms or corporations for the purpose of reducing competition and controlling prices throughout a business or industry.

v. trust·ed, trust·ing, trusts

v.tr.

a. To have or place confidence in; depend on: only trusted his friends; did not trust the strength of the thin rope; could not be trusted to oversee so much money.

b. To have confidence in allowing (someone) to use, know, or look after something: Can I trust you with a secret?

2. To expect with assurance; assume: I trust that you will be on time.

3. To give credence to; believe: I trust what you say.

4. To place in the care of another person or in a situation deemed safe; entrust: "the unfortunate souls who trusted their retirement savings to the stock" (Bill Barnhart).

5. To extend credit to.

v.intr.

1. To have or place reliance; depend: We can only trust in our guide's knowledge of the terrain.

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