Both Uses of
confide
in
Emma
- There, indeed, lay real pleasure, for there she was giving up the sweetest hours of the twenty-four to his comfort; and feeling that, unmerited as might be the degree of his fond affection and confiding esteem, she could not, in her general conduct, be open to any severe reproach.†
Chpt 3.7-8
- He was wishing to confide in her—perhaps to consult her;—cost her what it would, she would listen.†
Chpt 3.13-14 *
Definition:
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(confide) to place trust (in someone) by talking about private things or telling secrets