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Webster 1913 Edition
Confide
Con-fide′
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Confided
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Confiding
.] To put faith (in); to repose confidence; to trust; – usually followed by in;
as, the prince
. confides
in his ministersBy thy command I rise or fall,
In thy protection I
In thy protection I
confide
. Byron.
Judge before friendships, then
confide
till death. Young.
Con-fide′
,Verb.
T.
To intrust; to give in charge; to commit to one’s keeping; – followed by to.
Congress may . . .
confide
to the Circuit jurisdiction of all offenses against the United States. Story.
Webster 1828 Edition
Confide
CONFI'DE
,Verb.
T.
CONFI'DE
,Verb.
T.
They would take the property out of the hands of those to whom it was confided by the charter.
Congress may, under the constitution, confide to the circuit court, jurisdiction of all offenses against the United States.
Definition 2024
confide
confide
English
Verb
confide (third-person singular simple present confides, present participle confiding, simple past and past participle confided)
- (intransitive, now rare) To trust, have faith (in).
- 1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society 1985, p. 269:
- "Be calm, lovely Antonia!" he replied; "no danger in near you: confide in my protection."
- 1818, Mary Shelley, Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus, Everyman's Library 1973, p. 10:
- "I shall do nothing rashly: you know me sufficiently to confide in my prudence and consideration whenever the safety of others is committed to my care."
- Byron
- In thy protection I confide.
- 1796, Matthew Lewis, The Monk, Folio Society 1985, p. 269:
- (transitive, dated) To entrust (something) to the responsibility of someone.
- I confide this mission to you alone.
- (intransitive) To take (someone) into one's confidence, to speak in secret with. ( + in)
- I could no longer keep this secret alone; I decided to confide in my brother.
- (transitive, intransitive) To say (something) in confidence.
- After several drinks, I confided my problems to the barman.
- She confided that her marriage had been in trouble for some time.
Related terms
Related terms
Translations
to trust, have faith in
intransitive: to take (someone) into one's confidence
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External links
- confide in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- confide in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911