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confide

/kənˈfaɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
con-fide
IPA
/kənˈfaɪd/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To have confidence in someone.

Archaic; Intransitive verb

verb

To have confidence in someone.

Intransitive verb

verb

To entrust (something) to the responsibility of someone.

Dated; Transitive verb

verb

To say (something) in confidence.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle Scots confide, confyde (“to put trust in”), from Latin confīdere (“to put trust in, have confidence in”), from con- (“together”) + fidēre (“to trust”). First attested in English use in the early 17th century. Doublet of faith and fidelity.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *bʰeydʰ-, confide, confīdō

Usage

Inflected Forms

confides (present, singular) confiding (participle, present) confided (participle, past) confided (past)

Derived Forms

confidable confidee confider confiding misconfide reconfide unconfided

Frequently Paired Words

confidant confidante confidence confident confidential overconfident

Synonyms

entrust intrust trust commit

Rhymes With

side outside died inside side-by-side tried provide wide ride decide guide applied

Questions

How do you pronounce confide?
The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈfaɪd/.
What does confide mean?
To have confidence in someone.
Where does confide come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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