confide
verb (used without object)
to impart secrets trustfully; discuss private matters or problems (usually followed byin ).
had confided
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past perfectof confide.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Mafart and Prieur had confided in their attorneys that they hoped they might simply be deported; instead, they were sentenced to 10 years.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025
In Emmaus, Biden recounted to reporters that one of the business owners he spoke with had confided to him that “I can look at my kid now and say: ‘It’s going to be OK.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
Lewis had confided that aging as an unfiltered, undoctored music star isn’t easy.
From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2023
One person told them that he had been interested in working at Choate but had confided to Barger that he was not confident he could handle the residents.
From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2023
Mr. Weasley had explained that after the death of Dumbledore, their Secret-Keeper, each of the people to whom Dumbledore had confided Grimmauld Place’s location had become a Secret-Keeper in turn.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
