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confide

American

[kuhn-fahyd] / kənˈfaɪd /

verb (used without object)

to impart secrets trustfully; discuss private matters or problems (usually followed byin ).

She confides in no one but her husband.
to have full trust; have faith.

They confided in their own ability.

verb (used with object)

to tell in assurance of secrecy.

He confided all his plans to her.

Synonyms:

impart, divulge, reveal, disclose
to entrust; commit to the charge or knowledge of another.

She confided her jewelry to her sister.

confide British

/ kənˈfaɪd /

verb

to disclose (secret or personal matters) in confidence (to); reveal in private (to)
to have complete trust
(tr) to entrust into another's keeping

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of confide

First recorded in 1625–35; from Latin confīdere, from con- con- + fīdere “to trust” (akin to fidēs “faith, trust”; see fidelity)

Explanation

To confide in someone is to tell them something privately. We confide in people we trust. We all have secrets and subjects that are hard to talk about. When we want to talk about something sensitive, we look for someone to confide in: a person we trust not to blab about our business to the rest of the world. Most people confide in close friends or family, often to get advice. If you tell someone a secret, and then they tell ten of their friends, you made a mistake by confiding in that person.

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She said she would not have trusted a chaperone enough to confide in them, a problem exacerbated by the pandemic, and that "young people are even less likely to trust authority".

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

“School should be a place where young people can feel safe and confident they can confide in a teacher.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026

It might be tempting to confide in colleagues that you’re having a hard time connecting with your manager, but that probably isn’t a good idea, Williams says.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 28, 2026

"She was looking for a father figure to speak to and confide in and from whom to get guidance," the tribunal said.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026

So I confide in Kyro, and I ask him to help me.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

But some do remain perturbed, including another teenager in the Scottish borders, 16-year-old Ellie, who says: "I was so scared of him when I was little," Ellie confides.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

In Naiguata, a small coastal town famous for its traditional "dancing devils" festival, Cesar Rendon, 49, a former inmate who lived in the town's halfway house, confides that he "unburdened himself" with Apostol.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

She confides her joy in working there and also tells John that he was abandoned as a baby on the steps of the store.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

Like Iago, Richard confides his schemes to the audience before enacting them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026

He confides in her that he is going to propose to Jo Bonger, even though “it’s true that I don’t know her well enough to be able to tell you much about her.”

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

Kenny is relishing the role, barely able to disguise his pleasure as Miranda Hart confided to him over breakfast that "you're my main faithful".

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

While wrestling with his response to the Roebucks, Walters confided in Collins, his half brother.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

"But privately it still scares me," she confided, adding she prioritises the "human" aspect of her work.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

She could have shown indignation and confided her pain in interviews.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

“Is unexpected for me, too,” the fortune-teller confided.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

Anonymized data flags recurring themes in what congregants are confiding to the bot.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

After confiding in a padre - a military chaplain - the 56-year-old says she was reported to bosses and admitted to hospital, where she was held in isolation.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

They were comfortable confiding in one another to the point of calling the war “already a lost cause for Germany,” as Kiep put it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025

After their talk, Rebecca stopped confiding about Yolanda.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2025

Once she even overheard Maester Tothmure's serving girl confiding to her brother about some message that said Joffrey was a bastard and not the rightful king at all.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

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