Kilo Lingo

/trʌst/

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Translation

To believe that someone is honest and will not hurt you.

Word origin

From Old Norse traust, meaning help or confidence.

Origin
Old Norse
Root
traust
English cognates
true, truth

Grammar

Verb typeregular (trust, trusts, trusted)

Examples

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"Trust" means to believe someone completely.

website.

You can trust things as well as people.

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Here "trust" means to be sure that someone will do something.

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This word is part of lesson 9.