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Collocations for trust - noun

1. relying on sb/sth

ADJECTIVE

great
They have placed great trust in him as a negotiator.
absolute, complete, perfect, total
blind, implicit
They followed the instructions in blind trust that all would turn out well.
little
They had little trust for outsiders.
basic
mutual
personal (esp. AmE)
The President needs to rebuild his personal trust with the electorate.
consumer, public, social (esp. AmE)
a campaign to build consumer trust in the quality of dairy products
the need to restore public trust
sacred
They accepted the responsibility as a sacred trust (= sth that had been trusted to them).
fragile
the fragile trust that existed between them
misplaced

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VERB + trust

have
We have absolute trust in the teachers.
Does the plan have the trust and cooperation of the workers?
place, put
establish
build, build up, develop
earn, foster, gain, win
engender, inspire
This girl does not exactly inspire trust.
deserve
I will do all I can do to deserve your trust.
abuse, betray, break, destroy, violate (esp. AmE)
He claimed the government had betrayed the trust of the people.
erode, undermine
He undermined public trust in his office.
lose
keep, maintain
It's good that you kept her trust.
rebuild, regain, restore
be based on
a relationship based on trust

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trust + VERB

exist

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PREPOSITION

trust among, trust between
This requires a certain level of trust among the community's members.
efforts to promote mutual trust between nations
trust for
their love and trust for one another
trust in
His trust in them was misplaced.

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PHRASES

a breach of trust, a lack of trust, a position of trust
As a teacher, you are in a position of trust.

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2. financial arrangement/company

ADJECTIVE

offshore (esp. BrE)
investment, unit (BrE)
a publicly traded real estate investment trust (AmE)
Investing in a unit trust reduces risks for small investors.
family

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VERB + trust

hold sth in, hold sth on, keep sth in
The proceeds will be held in trust for the children until they are eighteen.
create, establish, form, set up
They set up a trust for their grandchildren's education.
invest in

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trust + NOUN

account, assets, fund
deed
property
status
manager
company
beneficiary

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PREPOSITION

in trust
His father put the money in trust for him until he was 21.
trust for

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3. (esp. BrE) a charity organization

ADJECTIVE

independent
charitable, non-profit, not-for-profit
hospital (BrE)
land (AmE)

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VERB + trust

manage, run
They ran the trust as a non-profit making concern.

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trust + VERB

own
The trust owns the land and the buildings.
manage, run
a heritage site that is run by a charitable trust

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PREPOSITION

trust for
the Cecil Houses Trust for old people

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Collocations for trust - verb

ADVERB

implicitly
I trust you implicitly.
blindly
In my position I cannot risk blindly trusting anyone.
completely, fully, really, totally, truly
the only person I truly trusted
not entirely, not fully, not necessarily, not quite, not really
You can never entirely trust even a ‘tame’ leopard.

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VERB + trust

be able to, can
I knew I could trust John.
be unable to
be prepared to, be ready to, be willing to
be reluctant to, be unwilling to
I was reluctant to trust the evidence of my senses.
be afraid to
I was afraid to trust anyone after that.

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PREPOSITION

in
You have to trust in the competence of others.
to
I stumbled along in the dark, trusting to luck to find the right door.
with
I'd trust her with my life.

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PHRASES

not to be trusted
He is not to be trusted with other people's money.
tried and trusted (esp. BrE)
tried and trusted techniques

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Trust is used with these nouns as the object:
instinct, intuition, judgement, word

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