entrust
/ɪnˈtɹʌst/
entrust verb: to trust to the care of.
Verb
entrust (third-person singular simple present entrusts, present participle entrusting, simple past and past participle entrusted)
- To trust to the care of.
- Can I entrust you with a secret?
- He entrusted me his daughter.
entrust meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
entrust in Hindi
- to entrust, assign
- सौंपना sa͠upnā
entrust in Tamil
- ஒப்படை, நம்பிக்கை வை, பொறுப்பு ஓப்படை
entrust in Urdu
- to trust to the care of
- سَون٘پْنا sa͠upnā, سَپُرْد کَرْنا sapurd karnā
entrust in Bengali
- গচ্ছিত রাখা, দায়িত্ব অর্পণ করা
More languagesFewer languages
- entrust in Telugu
- ఒప్పగించు oppagiñcu
- entrust in Malayalam
- വിശ്വസിച്ച് ഏല്പിക്കുക, ചുമതലപ്പെടുത്തുക, ഭാരമേല്പിക്കുക
- entrust in Kannada
- ಸೇರಿಸು sērisu
- entrust in Indonesian
- mempercayakan, menitip
Examples of entrust in a sentence
- The man must answer to his employer for the money entrusted to his care.
- Military secrets should not be entrusted to unreliable private individuals.
- The daily routine of the Hofkapelle was normally entrusted to the Kapellmeister.
Synonyms of entrust
Forms of entrust
| third-person singular present | entrusts |
|---|---|
| present participle | entrusting |
| past participle | entrusted |
| past | entrusted |
| alternative form | intrust |
Origin of entrust
From en- + trust.
Words formed from entrust
Words that rhyme with entrust
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Questions about entrust
- What does entrust mean?
- Entrust means to trust to the care of.
- What is entrust in Hindi?
- Entrust in Hindi is सौंपना (sa͠upnā). See Entrust meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is entrust?
- Entrust is a verb.
- How do you pronounce entrust?
- Entrust is pronounced /ɪnˈtɹʌst/.
- What is the past tense of entrust?
- The past tense of entrust is entrusted.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: entrust (page history and authors); सौंपना (Hindi) (page history and authors); entrust (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Entrust (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); entrust (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ಸೇರಿಸು (Kannada) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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