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confided

/kənˈfaɪdɪd/

confided is the simple past and past participle of confide.

Meaning of confide

Verb

confide (third-person singular simple present confides, present participle confiding, simple past and past participle confided)

  1. (archaic, intransitive) To trust or have faith (in).
    • I confide in her judgement in this matter.
  2. (intransitive) To take (someone) into one's confidence; to speak in secret with.
    • I could no longer keep this secret alone; I had to confide in my brother.
  3. (dated, transitive) To entrust (something) to the responsibility of someone.
    • I confide this mission to you alone.
  4. (intransitive, transitive) To say (something) in confidence.
    • After several drinks, I confided my problems to the barman.

Words formed from confided

Questions about confided

What is confided the simple past and past participle of?
Confided is the simple past and past participle of confide.
How do you pronounce confided?
Confided is pronounced /kənˈfaɪdɪd/.

Words near confided in the dictionary

  1. confidante
  2. confidantes
  3. confidantly
  4. confidants
  5. confide
  6. confided
  7. confidee
  8. confidees
  9. confidence
  10. confidence and supply
  11. confidence artist

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