Entrust — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

confer a trust upon

put into the care or protection of someone

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛntɹˈʌst/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛntɹˈʌst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛntɹˈʌst/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛntɹˈʌst/.

Examples

The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret
I commit my soul to God
He left the decision to his deputy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

leave confide trust commit intrust

Parts of Speech

verb	confer a trust upon “The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret”
verb	put into the care or protection of someone “He left the decision to his deputy”

Word Forms

trust	noun	a trustful relationship
trustee	noun	members of a governing board
confidence	noun	a trustful relationship
committee	noun	a special group delegated to consider some matter; - Milton Berle

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

anvertrauen

ein Vertrauen schenken

🇫🇷French

confier

conférer une confiance à

🇪🇸Spanish

confiar

conferir una confianza a

🇮🇹Italian

affidare

conferire una fiducia su

🇳🇱Dutch

toevertrouwen

vertrouwen schenken

🇵🇹Portuguese

confiar

conferir uma confiança

🇷🇺Russian

поручить

оказывать доверие

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सौंपना

पर एक विश्वास प्रदान करें

🇧🇩Bengali

অর্পণ

উপর একটি আস্থা প্রদান

🇮🇳Tamil

நம்பி

ஒரு நம்பிக்கையை வழங்குங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

అప్పగిస్తారు

ఒక నమ్మకాన్ని ఇవ్వండి

🇮🇳Marathi

सोपवणे

वर विश्वास ठेवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સોંપવું

પર વિશ્વાસ મૂકવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಪ್ಪಿಸಿ

ಮೇಲೆ ವಿಶ್ವಾಸವನ್ನು ನೀಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭരമേൽപ്പിക്കുക

ഒരു വിശ്വാസം നൽകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੌਂਪਣਾ

'ਤੇ ਭਰੋਸਾ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

سپرد کرنا

پر اعتماد کرو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

委托

给予信任

🇯🇵Japanese

任せる

～に信頼を与える

🇰🇷Korean

맡기다

~에게 신뢰를 주다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giao phó

trao niềm tin cho

🇹🇭Thai

มอบความไว้วางใจ

มอบความไว้วางใจให้กับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mempercayakan

memberikan kepercayaan

🇵🇭Filipino

ipagkatiwala

bigyan ng tiwala

🇲🇾Malay

mengamanahkan

memberi amanah kepada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يعهد

منح الثقة

🇮🇷Persian

سپردن

اعطای اعتماد به

🇹🇷Turkish

emanet etmek

güven vermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַפְקִיד

להעניק אמון

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What is the primary definition of the word 'entrust'?

The primary meaning of 'entrust' is 'confer a trust upon'.

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Using 'entrust' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'entrust' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'entrust' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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