take something on trust Definition

trust
noun

1. Belief or confidence in, or reliance on, the truth, goodness, character, power, ability, etc of someone or something.

Thesaurus: reliance, faith, confidence, dependence, credence, honour.
2. Charge or care.

Example: The child was placed in my trust
3. The state of being responsible for the conscientious performance of some task.

Example: be in a position of trust
4. A task assigned to someone in the belief that they will perform it well and conscientiously.
5. Credit.

Example: put it on trust
6. An arrangement by which money or property is managed by one person for the benefit of someone else.
7. The amount of money or property managed by one person for the benefit of another.
8. A group of business firms working together to control the market in a particular commodity, beat down competition, and maximize profits.

Thesaurus: corporation, monopoly, cartel, syndicate.

verb trusted, trusting

tr & intr
1. To have confidence or faith in them; to depend or rely on them.

Example: We can trust her to do a good job
Thesaurus: believe, swear by, confide in, esteem, depend upon, lean on, put faith in; Antonym: doubt, mistrust, disbelieve.
Form: trust someone (usually)
Form: trust in someone
2. To allow (someone) to use or do something in the belief that they will behave responsibly, honestly, etc.

Example: I wouldn't trust him with your new car
3. To give them into the care of that person.

Example: trusted the children to their grandfather
Thesaurus: consign, lend, put in safekeeping, entrust, commit, give over, store with.
Form: trust something to someone (usually)
Form: trust someone to someone
tr & intr
4. To be confident; to hope or suppose.

Example: I trust you had a good journey
5. To give credit to someone, especially in business.

Derivative: trustable
adj

Derivative: truster
noun

Idiom: in trust

Said of money, property, etc: under the care, safe-keeping, management, etc of a legally appointed person.

Idiom: on trust

On credit.

Idiom: take something or someone on trust

To accept or believe it or them without verification.

Idiom: trust to luck

To hope for a fortunate outcome, especially when a matter is out of one's control.

Idiom: trust you (trust her, him, them etc)

colloq
A expression that is given when someone does something predictable or something predictable happens.
Example: Trust it to rain when we planned a picnic

Etymology: 13c: from Norse traust.