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# confide

verb (confide, confides, confided, confiding)

«confide» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To confide in someone is to tell them a secret or a private worry because you trust them. [tree →](https://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://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confide/#m3)

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «confide» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/confide/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«confide» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/confide.html) on Mova free.