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# confide

«confide» in Mova's school dictionary: **to tell them a secret or a private worry because you…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (confide, confides, confided, confiding)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To confide in someone is to tell them a secret or a private worry because you trust them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confide/#m1)

2) To confide something is to say it privately, as a secret. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confide/#m2)

3) (formal) To confide something to someone is to give it into their care. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confide/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and PSHE lessons, children confide in a trusted adult, friend or teacher about problems like bullying; it shows trust. Safety lessons say: if someone hurts you, confide in a grown-up you trust. Phrases: «confide in», «confided that», «a confidant».

### examples

- She confided in her best friend about the bullying. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confide/#x1)
- You can always confide in your teacher if something is wrong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confide/#x2)
- He confided that he was scared of the dark. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confide/#x3)
- Grandma confided a family secret to me. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confide/#x4)
- I don't confide in people who spread gossip. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confide/#x5)
- The king confided the treasure to his loyal knight. (formal) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confide/#x6)

### note

Regular verb: confided, confiding. Say «confide in someone», not «confide to someone» for the trusting sense. Related: «confidence», «confidential» (secret), «confidant» (a person you confide in). Safety note: secrets that hurt someone should be told to a trusted adult, even if you promised.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «confide» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confide/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.