Confide Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

1 : to have confidence : trust We cannot confide wholly in our own powers. ... 1 : to tell confidentially He dared not confide the secret to his family. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut confide verb SaveWord con·​fide |\kən-ˈfīd \ confided;confiding Definitionofconfide intransitiveverb 1 :tohaveconfidence:trust Wecannotconfidewhollyinourownpowers. 2 :toshowconfidencebyimpartingsecrets confideinafriend transitiveverb 1 :totellconfidentially Hedarednotconfidethesecrettohisfamily. 2 :togivetothecareorprotectionofanother:entrust …donotconfideyourchildrentostrangers.—MavisGallant OtherWordsfromconfide Synonyms&Antonyms ChoosetheRightSynonym MoreExampleSentences PhrasesContainingconfide LearnMoreAboutconfide OtherWordsfromconfide confider noun Synonyms&Antonymsforconfide Synonyms commend,commit,consign,delegate,deliver,entrust(alsointrust),give,giveover,hand,handover,leave,pass,recommend,repose,transfer,transmit,trust,turnover,vest Antonyms hold,keep,retain VisittheThesaurusforMore  ChoosetheRightSynonymforconfide commit,entrust,confide,consign,relegatemeantoassigntoapersonorplaceforadefinitepurpose.commitmayexpressthegeneralideaofdeliveringintoanother'schargeorthespecialsenseoftransferringtoasuperiorpowerortoaspecialplaceofcustody. committedthefelontoprison entrustimpliescommittingwithtrustandconfidence. thepresidentisentrustedwithbroadpowers confideimpliesentrustingwithgreatassuranceorreliance. confidedcompletecontrolofmyaffairstomyattorney consignsuggestsremovingfromone'scontrolwithformalityorfinality. consignedthedamagingnotestothefire relegateimpliesaconsigningtoaparticularclassorsphereoftenwithasuggestionofgettingridof. relegatedtoanobscurepositioninthecompany ExamplesofconfideinaSentence Heconfidedthathewasveryunhappywithhisjob. thelocalSPCAwaslookingforhomesforanumberofexoticanimalsconfidedtoitscare RecentExamplesontheWeb Studentsconfideinhimabouttheviolencethattouchestheirlives,thedeacontoldtheTribune. — JakeSheridan,ChicagoTribune,11Aug.2022 Despitebeingbluntabouteverythingelseinherlife,JonesdidnotconfidethetruthabouthermentalstatetoaudiencesortoherViewco-hosts. — DaveQuinn,PEOPLE.com,2June2022 Andmenarelesslikelytohavewomenconfideinthemabouttheirabortions. — Glamour,13May2022 ThosewhosettheirdatingapplocationtoUkrainehaveusedtheapptodonatefunds,providehousingtorefugees,andserveassomeoneUkrainianscanconfideinduringthischallengingtime. — AmandaFlorian,ELLE,11May2022 SisterCatherineCesnikoftheArchbishopKeoughHighSchoolinBaltimoreissomeonestudentsoftenconfidein. — SophieHanson,Harper'sBAZAAR,6May2022 Thedesiretoconfide,tobeseen,isauniversalhumanone;personalnarrativeisawayofreapingartfromthatdesire. — LosAngelesTimes,11Mar.2022 InthemeantimeZhytelna,whospeaksEnglishasathirdlanguage,continuestoconfideandconfessandcrywiththeteammatewhosecountryiswagingwaronhers. — KevinBaxter,LosAngelesTimes,28Feb.2022 TheArizonabillhasthepotentialtoupendthecommonrealitythatateacherisoftenapersonstudentschoosetoconfidein. — MichaelSmolensColumnist,SanDiegoUnion-Tribune,2Feb.2022 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'confide.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. PhrasesContainingconfide confidein confidein FirstKnownUseofconfide 15thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatintransitivesense1 HistoryandEtymologyforconfide earlyScots,borrowedfromLatinconfīdere"toputtrustin,haveconfidencein,"fromcon-con-+fīdere"totrust(in),rely(on)"goingbacktoIndo-European*bhei̯dh-"trust,entrust"—moreatfaithentry1 LearnMoreAboutconfide Shareconfide PosttheDefinitionofconfidetoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofconfideonTwitter TimeTravelerforconfide Thefirstknownuseofconfidewas inthe15thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearconfide confidante confide confidein SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforconfide LastUpdated 15Aug2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Confide.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confide.Accessed5Sep.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforconfide confide verb con·​fide |\kən-ˈfīd \ confided;confiding KidsDefinitionofconfide 1 :tohaveorshowfaith confideinadoctor'sskill 2 :todisplaytrustbytellingsecrets Sheneededtoconfideinafriend. 3 :totellwithoutanyoneelseknowing Iconfidedthesecrettoapal. 4 :entrustsense2 Thepropertywasconfidedtotheircare. MorefromMerriam-Websteronconfide Nglish:TranslationofconfideforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofconfideforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY assiduous SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary TheGreatBritishVocabularyQuiz NamedafterSirRobertPeel,whatareBritishpolicecalled? Robbies Berties Bobbies Peelheads Testyourknowledge-andmaybelearnsomethingalongtheway. TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! 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