confide in
phrasal verb
confided in; confiding in; confides in
: to tell personal and private things to (someone)
She often confides in me.
He had no one to confide in.
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When someone confides in her, the speaker feels magically compelled to be truthful.
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Watch what happens as Wednesday confides in her father, Gomez, not to tell her mother, Morticia.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Wondering who to confide in and who to question?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Those conversations revealed that their son had confided in the AI chatbot about his suicidal thoughts and plans.
—Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
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Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Watch what happens as Wednesday confides in her father, Gomez, not to tell her mother, Morticia.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Wondering who to confide in and who to question?
—Usa Today, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Those conversations revealed that their son had confided in the AI chatbot about his suicidal thoughts and plans.
—Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for confide in
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“Confide in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confide%20in. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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