Intrust — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

confer a trust upon

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪntɹˈʌst/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪntɹˈʌst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪntɹˈʌst/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪntɹˈʌst/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

confide entrust trust commit

Parts of Speech

verb	confer a trust upon “The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret”

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

доверять

оказывать доверие

India

🇮🇳Hindi

देख-रेख में रखना

पर एक विश्वास प्रदान करें

🇧🇩Bengali

আস্থা

উপর একটি আস্থা প্রদান

🇮🇳Tamil

நம்பி

ஒரு நம்பிக்கையை வழங்குங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

విశ్వసించు

ఒక నమ్మకాన్ని ఇవ్వండి

🇮🇳Marathi

अविश्वास

वर विश्वास ठेवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિશ્વાસ

પર વિશ્વાસ મૂકવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಂಬಿಕೆ

ಮೇಲೆ ವಿಶ್ವಾಸವನ್ನು ನೀಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിശ്വസിക്കുക

ഒരു വിശ്വാസം നൽകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਰੋਸਾ

'ਤੇ ਭਰੋਸਾ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

اعتماد

پر اعتماد کرو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

托付

给予信任

🇯🇵Japanese

信頼する

～に信頼を与える

🇰🇷Korean

맡기다

~에게 신뢰를 주다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tin cậy

trao niềm tin cho

🇹🇭Thai

ไว้วางใจ

มอบความไว้วางใจให้กับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mempercayakan

memberikan kepercayaan

🇵🇭Filipino

magtiwala

bigyan ng tiwala

🇲🇾Malay

amanah

memberi amanah kepada

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

اعتماد کردن

اعطای اعتماد به

🇹🇷Turkish

emanet etmek

güven vermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

אמון

להעניק אמון

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

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

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