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confidence:The events have contributed to the lack of confidence in the police.

belief:…a belief in personal liberty.

faith:She had placed a great deal of faith in Mr Penleigh.

trus|tee /trʌstiː / (trustees ) N‑COUNT A trustee is someone with legal control of money or property that is kept or invested for another person, company, or organization.

tru st fund (trust funds ) N‑COUNT A trust fund is an amount of money or property that someone owns, usually after inheriting it, but which is kept and invested for them.

trust|ing /trʌ st I ŋ/ ADJ A trusting person believes that people are honest and sincere and do not intend to harm him or her. □  She has an open, trusting nature.

trust|worthy /trʌ stwɜː ^r ði/ ADJ A trustworthy person is reliable, responsible, and can be trusted completely. □  He is a trustworthy and level-headed leader. ●  trust|worthi|ness N‑UNCOUNT □  He wrote a reference describing his reliability and trustworthiness.

trusty /trʌ sti/ ADJ [ADJ n] Trusty things, animals, or people are reliable and have always worked well in the past. □  She still drives her trusty black Corvette.

truth ◆◆◇ /truː θ/ (truths )

1 N‑UNCOUNT The truth about something is all the facts about it, rather than things that are imagined or invented. □ [+ about ] I must tell you the truth about this business. □ [+ of ] The truth of the matter is that we had no other choice. □  In the town very few know the whole truth.

2 N‑UNCOUNT If you say that there is some truth in a statement or story, you mean that it is true, or at least partly true. □ [+ in ] There is no truth in this story. □ [+ to ] Is there any truth to the rumors?

3 N‑COUNT A truth is something that is believed to be true. □  It is still a basic truth that women have to work harder than men to get to the same level.

4 → see also home truth , moment of truth

5 PHRASE You say in truth in order to indicate that you are giving your honest opinion about something. □  In truth, we were both unhappy.

6 PHRASE You say to tell you the truth or truth to tell in order to indicate that you are telling someone something in an open and honest way, without trying to hide anything. □  To tell you the truth, I was afraid to see him.

truth|ful /truː θfʊl/ ADJ If a person or their comments are truthful , they are honest and do not tell any lies. □ [+ about ] We've all learnt to be fairly truthful about our personal lives. □  She could not give him a truthful answer. ●  truth|ful|ly ADV [ADV with v] □  I answered all their questions truthfully. ●  truth|ful|ness N‑UNCOUNT □  I can say, with absolute truthfulness, that I did not injure her.

try ◆◆◆ /tra I / (tries , trying , tried )

1 VERB If you try to do something, you want to do it, and you take action which you hope will help you to do it. □ [V to-inf] He secretly tried to block her advancement in the Party. □ [V adv] Does it annoy you if others don't seem to try hard enough? □ [V v-ing] I tried calling him when I got here but he wasn't at home. □ [V ] No matter how bad you feel, keep trying. ● N‑COUNT Try is also a noun. □  She didn't really expect to get any money out of him, but it seemed worth a try.

2 VERB To try and do something means to try to do it. [INFORMAL ] □ [V and inf] I must try and see him.