confide

UK: /kənˈfaɪd/ US: /kənˈfaɪd/ ,(kən fīd′)

Inflections of 'confide' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

confides

v 3rd person singular

confiding

v pres p

confided

v past

confided

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

con•fide /kənˈfaɪd/   v., -fid•ed, -fid•ing. 

1. to tell (secrets) to another in trust: [~ + in + object]
   She wouldn't confide in me.
   [~ + object]
   She was afraid to confide her plans to me.
   [~ + that clause]
   The paratrooper confided that he closed his eyes whenever he jumped out of planes.

con•fid•er, n. [countable] See -fid-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

con•fide  (kən fīd′), v., -fid•ed, -fid•ing. 
v.i. 

1. to impart secrets trustfully;
   discuss private matters or problems (usually fol. by in):
   She confides in no one but her husband.
2. to have full trust;
   have faith:
   They confided in their own ability.

v.t. 

3. to tell in assurance of secrecy:
   He confided all his plans to her.
4. to entrust;
   commit to the charge or knowledge of another:
   She confided her jewelry to her sister.

• Latin confīdere, equivalent. to con- con- + fīdere to trust, akin to foedus; see confederate, fidelity
• 1625–35

con•fid′er, n. 
Synonyms

• 3. disclose, reveal, divulge, impart.

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confide / kənˈfaɪd/ verb

1. usually followed by in; when tr, may take a clause as object: to disclose (secret or personal matters) in confidence (to); reveal in private (to)
2. (intransitive) followed by in: to have complete trust
3. (transitive) to entrust into another's keeping

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin confīdere, from fīdere to trust; related to Latin foedus treaty

conˈfider noun