trust to

verb

trusted to; trusting to; trusts to

transitive verb

1
: to rely on to get what is wanted or needed
You'll make more friends by seeking them out than by trusting to chance.
2
: to give to (someone) the responsibility of
They trusted the care of their daughter to her grandparents while they were away.

Examples of trust to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
More than ​half of China's super-rich individuals use offshore family trusts to manage their wealth, a report from KPMG showed, translating into hundreds of billions of dollars in assets. Anniek Bao, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026 In Allen’s second season, the Bills added Cole Beasley, a slot receiver Allen could trust to be in the right place and win quickly. Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026 Talented operators, the kind of people who joined precisely because they were trusted to act, begin to disengage. Abdulrahman Hammad, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026 At a trial last year on remedies in the case, the DOJ argued that Google cannot be trusted to run AdX, given its past behavior. Jody Godoy, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trust to

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Trust to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trust%20to. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster