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confide Definition

con·fide (kən fīd′)

intransitive verb -·fid′ed, -·fid′·ing

to trust (in someone), esp. by sharing secrets or discussing private affairs

Etymology: L confidere < com-, intens. + fidere, to trust: see faith

transitive verb

  1. to tell or talk about as a secret to confide one's troubles to a friend
  2. to entrust (as a duty, object, or person) to someone

confide Related Forms
con·fid′er noun
confide Synonyms

confide

v.

  1. To reveal in trust

    disclose, admit, divulge; see admit 2, reveal 1, tell 1.

  2. To commit to the charge of

    consign, charge, entrust; see commit 2, trust 3. See syn. study at commit.

confide Usage Examples

Object

  • secret: Over the days and months they confided boyish secrets and fantasies.
  • fact: They did not bother to confide a single fact of their preparations to the public.
  • detail: The lines were jammed with children who insisted on remaining anonymous, but confided details of terrible cruelty and sexual abuse.
  • i: Like a private and intimate conversation before the public announcement, the psalmist confides, I love you, Lord.
  • information: No, he confided the little-known information with a broad smile.

Used with why or when

  • whichever: He wears " whatever comes to hand " he says but confides whichever style he dons " they are all from M&S " .

Modifying Another Word

  • extremely: Birds were not forgotten in the park either and many of them were extremely confiding as they are not persecuted here.
  • once: Some say the most convincing explanation of his WMD is, as Tariq Aziz once confided, to prepare for revenge against Iran.
  • even: It would not be right in us just now to confide even in you.
  • very: Lots of waders: Whimbrel, Kentish, Ringed and Little Ringed Plovers and with them 2 very confiding Greater Sand Plovers.
  • not: However, I did not confide in them the factors bearing on me to produce that decision.
  • also: He also confided that the jury verdict was wrong but refused to take any action because he wanted to get even.

Preposition: in

  • someone: It may also be easier for a child to confide in someone who is not much older than him.
  • anyone: I've not seen the need to tell her school and I really don't know if my daughter has confided in anyone else.
  • friend: Anyhow, I confided in a friend who told me about a book written by Dr. Claire Weekes " Self-help for your nerves " .
  • other: Opening up: The healing power of confiding in others.
  • teacher: And while I was there, I broke down and confided in a teacher.
  • woman: I confided in the woman I was working for but she asked me not to tell anyone, not even my mom.
confide Quotes

La mort ne fait jamais mal. La mort est douce† Ce qui fait souffrir avec certains poisons, certaines blessures maladroites, c'est la vie. C'est le reste de vie. Il faut se confier franchement a'   la mort comme une amie. Death never hurts. Death is sweet† Life is what makes us suffer with its poisons and awkward injuries. That's what remains of life.We must confide freely in death as we would in a friend.

—Anouilh,Jean

   C'est si vrai que nous nous confions rarement a'   ceux qui sont meilleurs que nous. It is true that we seldom confide in those who are better than ourselves.

—Camus, Albert