entrusted

BrE /ˈent.rəst/ AmE /ˈent.rəst/

verb en → es

past entrusted pp entrusted ing entrusting

1 TRUST/DELEGATE [transitive] B1

to give something to someone for them to be responsible for it or do a job with it

confiar, encargar, delegar

  • entrust somebody/something with sth

Collocations entrust a task to someone · entrust money to the bank

  • He was entrusted with the responsibility of looking after his younger brother.

    Se le confió la responsabilidad de cuidar a su hermano menor.

2 BELIEVE [transitive] B1

to believe that someone will do something or that something is true

confiar en, creer en

  • entrust somebody with sth

Collocations entrust someone with a secret · entrust the truth to someone

  • She entrusted him with her deepest secrets.

    Le confió sus secretos más profundos.