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adjective
- 1. showing or tending to have a belief in a person's honesty or sincerity; not suspicious: "it is foolish to be too trusting of other people"
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TRUSTING definition: 1. always believing that other people are good or honest and will not harm or deceive you: 2…. Learn more.
: assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something. b. : one in which confidence is placed. 2. a. : dependence on something future or contingent : hope. b. : reliance on future payment for property (such as merchandise) delivered : credit. bought furniture on trust. 3. a.
to believe that someone is good and honest and will not harm you, or that something is safe and reliable: My sister warned me not to trust him. Trust me - I know about these things. Trust your instincts, and do what you think is right. I don't trust air travel - it's unnatural. [ + obj + to infinitive ] I trust him to make the right decision.
Trusting definition: inclined to trust; confiding; trustful. See examples of TRUSTING used in a sentence.
If you're trusting, you tend to believe what people tell you. A trusting friend will tell you her deepest secrets and trust that you'll keep them to yourself. Use the adjective trusting to describe people who always see the best in others. A trusting child believes everything you tell him and follows where you lead.
A trusting person believes that people are honest and sincere and do not intend to harm him or her. She has an open, trusting nature. American English : trusting / ˈtrʌstɪŋ /
adjective. /ˈtrʌstɪŋ/ tending to believe that other people are good, honest, etc. If you're too trusting, other people will take advantage of you. There is a need for a trusting relationship between client and consultant. Definitions on the go.
Firm belief in the integrity, ability, or character of a person or thing; confidence or reliance: trying to gain our clients' trust; taking it on trust that our friend is telling the truth. b. The condition and resulting obligation of having confidence placed in one: violated a public trust.
Trust implies instinctive unquestioning belief in and reliance upon something: to have trust in one's parents. Confidence implies conscious trust because of good reasons, definite evidence, or past experience: to have confidence in the outcome of events.
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