entrust

Everyday

1. To give someone a job, thing or person to look after because you trust them: «She entrusted me with her keys.» tree →
2. (church, Bible) Christians «entrust» themselves or the dead to God, meaning they put them into God's care. tree →
3. To entrust something to someone's ear is to say it to them quietly, in secret. tree →

In the lessons

In stories a king entrusts a secret message to a brave messenger; in school a teacher entrusts the class pet to a pupil for the holidays. In funerals people pray «we entrust our sister to God's mercy». Phrases: «entrust somebody with something», «entrust something to somebody».

Examples

• The teacher entrusted me with the class hamster. tree →
• The king entrusted the secret to his best knight. tree →
• Parents entrust their children to the school each day. tree →
• She entrusted her money to the bank. tree →
• In the parable, the master entrusted his gold to his servants. tree →
• We entrust our grandmother to God's loving care. tree →

Note

Regular verb. Two patterns: «entrust someone WITH something» or «entrust something TO someone». Formal; in everyday speech people say «trust someone with». Also spelled intrust (rare, old).