All 7 Uses of
confide
in
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents
- Every day worse," Tia Flor confides to Yolanda, flashing her famous smile.†
Chpt 1.1
- "And my father," the mother confided, "was helping us out-"†
Chpt 1.3
- "That one has always had a great imagination," the mother confided to whoever sat next to her.†
Chpt 1.3
- The grandmother clucks at her granddaughter, then confides to the young man, "She's going to look just like an angel, pink and blond.†
Chpt 1.3
- "Without Papito," Mami confided in her girls, swearing them never to repeat this to their father, "without Papito, we would have to go on welfare."†
Chpt 2.10
- "The girls are having such fun," she heard her mother confide to Mrs. Fanning.
Chpt 2.10 *confide = place trust (in someone) and talk about private things
- Everyone thought that was very good of him and proved he had a good heart after all, but Mundin had confided in me later that he was mostly interested in giving needles and cutting people open on the operating table.†
Chpt 3.12
Definition:
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(confide) to place trust (in someone) by talking about private things or telling secrets