1. (

• trust

) have confidence or faith in; "We can trust in our government" ;

2. (

• trust

) allow without fear ;

3. (

• believe ,
• trust ,

) be confident about something; "I believe that he will come back from the war" ;

4. (

• hope ,
• trust ,
• desire ,

) expect and wish; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise" ;

5. (

• entrust ,
• intrust ,
• trust ,
• confide ,
• commit

) confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" ;

6. (

• trust ,

) (chiefly archaic) extend credit to; "don't trust my ex-wife; I won't pay her debts anymore" ;

1. (

• trustful ,
• trusting ,

) inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust; "great brown eye, true and trustful"- Nordhoff & Hall ;