All 3 Uses of
confide
in
The Scarlet Pimpernel
- —some we did not even confide to Sister Theresa of the Holy Angels—though she was such a dear.†
Chpt 19 *confide = place trust (in someone) by talking about private things
- "And now you have one all-important secret, eh, little one?" said Marguerite, merrily, "which you are forthwith going to confide in me.†
Chpt 19
- Among all Percy's friends who were enrolled under his daring banner, she felt that she would prefer to confide in Sir Andrew Ffoulkes.†
Chpt 20
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."