Confide — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

reveal in private; tell confidentially

confer a trust upon

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚlˌeɪðɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/kənfˈaɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kənfˈaɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntɚlˌeɪðɪŋ/.

Examples

The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret
I commit my soul to God

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

entrust trust commit intrust

Parts of Speech

verb	reveal in private; tell confidentially
verb	confer a trust upon “The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret”

Word Forms

confidant	noun	someone to whom private matters are confided
confidence	noun	a secret that is confided or entrusted to another
trust	noun	a trustful relationship
trustee	noun	members of a governing board
committee	noun	a special group delegated to consider some matter; - Milton Berle

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

anvertrauen

privat offenbaren; vertraulich erzählen

🇫🇷French

confier

révéler en privé ; dire confidentiellement

🇪🇸Spanish

confiar

revelar en privado; decir confidencialmente

🇮🇹Italian

confidare

rivelare in privato; ditelo in confidenza

🇳🇱Dutch

toevertrouwen

privé onthullen; vertrouwelijk vertellen

🇵🇹Portuguese

confiar

revelar em privado; conte confidencialmente

🇷🇺Russian

доверять

раскрыть наедине; рассказать конфиденциально

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गुप्त रूप से बताना

अकेले में प्रकट करें; गोपनीय रूप से बताएं

🇧🇩Bengali

বিশ্বাস করা

ব্যক্তিগতভাবে প্রকাশ করা; গোপনে বলুন

🇮🇳Tamil

நம்புங்கள்

தனிப்பட்ட முறையில் வெளிப்படுத்துங்கள்; ரகசியமாக சொல்லுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

విశ్వసించండి

ప్రైవేట్ లో బహిర్గతం; గోప్యంగా చెప్పండి

🇮🇳Marathi

विश्वास

एकांतात प्रकट करणे; गोपनीयपणे सांगा

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિશ્વાસ

ખાનગીમાં જાહેર કરો; ગુપ્ત રીતે જણાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಂಬುಗೆ

ಖಾಸಗಿಯಾಗಿ ಬಹಿರಂಗಪಡಿಸಿ; ಗೌಪ್ಯವಾಗಿ ತಿಳಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിശ്വസിക്കുക

സ്വകാര്യമായി വെളിപ്പെടുത്തുക; രഹസ്യമായി പറയുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਰੋਸਾ

ਨਿੱਜੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ; ਗੁਪਤ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੱਸੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

یقین

نجی طور پر ظاہر کرنا؛ رازداری سے بتائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

信任

私下透露；保密地告诉

🇯🇵Japanese

打ち明ける

内密に明らかにする。内密に伝える

🇰🇷Korean

비밀을 털어놓다

비공개로 공개; 비밀리에 말하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tâm sự

tiết lộ riêng tư; kể bí mật

🇹🇭Thai

ไว้วางใจ

เปิดเผยเป็นการส่วนตัว บอกอย่างเป็นความลับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengaku

mengungkapkan secara pribadi; beritahu secara rahasia

🇵🇭Filipino

magtapat

ihayag nang pribado; sabihin nang kumpidensyal

🇲🇾Malay

curhat

mendedahkan secara peribadi; beritahu secara sulit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ثق

تكشف على انفراد؛ أقول سرا

🇮🇷Persian

رام کن

آشکار کردن در خلوت; محرمانه بگو

🇹🇷Turkish

güvenmek

özel olarak ifşa etmek; gizlice söyle

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִבטוֹחַ

לחשוף בפרטיות; לספר בסודיות

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The primary meaning of 'confide' is 'reveal in private; tell confidentially'.

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