​to tell somebody secrets and personal information that you do not want other people to know. confide something (to somebody) She confided all her secrets ...

​to tell somebody secrets and personal information because you feel you can trust them. It is important to have someone you can confide in.

to tell someone secrets and personal information because you feel you can trust them. It is important to have someone you can confide in.

to tell someone secrets and personal information that you do not want other people to know confide something (to somebody) She confided all her secrets to her ...

There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb confide. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

/kənˈfaɪdɪŋ/ [usually before noun] showing trust; showing that you want to tell someone a secret a confiding relationship.

20 нояб. 2024 г. · to tell something secret or personal to someone who you trust not to tell anyone else. [ + that ] He confided (to her) that his hair was not his own.

to share your feelings and secrets with someone because you trust them not to tell other people: She's nice, but I don't feel I can confide in her.

confidingly adverb /kənˈfaɪdɪŋli/ /kənˈfaɪdɪŋli/ in a way that shows trust; in a way that shows that you want to tell somebody a secret.

confident · sure [not before noun] without any doubt that you are right, that something is true, that you will get something, or that something will happen:I'm ...