Meaning
- Confide means to share a secret, private thought, or personal matter with someone you trust, expecting them not to tell others.
Grammar and Usage
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Part of speech: Verb (intransitive and transitive)
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Patterns:
- confide in sb → to trust someone enough to tell them secrets.
- confide sth to sb → to reveal something secret or personal to someone.
Examples of patterns:
- She confided in her best friend.
- He confided his worries to his teacher.
Common Phrases
- confide in someone
- confide a secret
- confide one’s feelings
- confide one’s troubles to someone
Collocations
- deeply confide
- secretly confide
- confide completely
- confide one’s worries / feelings / secrets
- confide in a friend / mentor / partner
Examples
- She confided in her sister about her plans to move abroad.
- He confided his deepest fears to his therapist.
- I always confide in my best friend when I feel uncertain.
- The child confided his troubles to his teacher.
- She felt she could confide in him without being judged.
- He confided the truth to only a few trusted colleagues.
- People often confide in their parents when they face difficulties.
- She confided her dream of becoming an artist to her classmates.
Synonyms or Related
- entrust
- disclose
- reveal
- divulge
- open up
- share