confide
pronunciation
How to pronounce confide in British English:
UK [kənˈfaɪd]
How to pronounce confide in American English:
US [kənˈfaɪd]
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- Verb:
- reveal in private; tell confidentially
- confer a trust upon
Word Origin
- confide
- confide: [15] To confide in somebody is literally to ‘put one’s trust or faith’ in them. The word comes from the Latin compound verb confidere, which was formed from the intensive prefix com- and fidere ‘trust’. This was a derivative of fides ‘trust’ (whence English faith). Confidant [16] and confidence [15] come from the Latin verb’s present participle, confīdēns, in which the secondary notion of ‘self-assurance’ was already present. The abbreviation con for confidence man, confidence trick, etc originated in the USA in the late 19th century.=> confident, faith
- confide (v.)
- mid-15c., "to trust or have faith," from Latin confidere "to trust in, rely firmly upon, believe" (see confidence). Meaning "to share a secret with" is from 1735; phrase confide in (someone) is from 1888. Related: Confided; confiding.
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Example
- 1. Nowadays girls seldom confide in their mothers .
- 2. Not got anyone you can confide in ?
- 3. If you 're reluctant to seek treatment , confide in a trusted friend or loved one .
- 4. Don 't get hung up on totting up your facebook friends but spend time nurturing the handful or so of relationships with people you can really confide in .
- 5. Living in party headquarters , she became so close to other leaders that she would confide in them ; " they treated us as family members , " she says .