All 6 Uses of
confide
in
Nineteen Minutes
- She couldn't confide in her mother, either.†
Chpt 1confide = place trust (in someone) by talking about private things
- It was after Peter confided in his brother that Joey told him about sewers, and that instead of giving his pet freedom, Peter had killed it.†
Chpt 1 *confided = placed trust (in someone) by talking about private things
- 'Preliminary reports are focusing on two pistols,' the anchor confided, just before his image disappeared.†
Chpt 1
- Even if Josie wanted to-which she didn't-her mother was the last person on earth she'd want to confide in.†
Chpt 1confide = place trust (in someone) by talking about private things
- 'She went back to school,' Alex confided.†
Chpt 1confided = placed trust (in someone) by talking about private things
- Alex had confided in him, but as a judge, she would know that Patrick could not keep her secret.†
Chpt 2
Definitions:
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(1)
(confide) to place trust (in someone) by talking about private things or telling secrets
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, confide can mean to give trust to someone while giving them something important--such as a responsibility or a valuable item. For example, "I confided the job to her care."