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take on trust

take on trust verb: to accept something without seeing evidence supporting it, by trust or confidence.

Verb

take on trust (third-person singular simple present takes on trust, present participle taking on trust, simple past took on trust, past participle taken on trust)

  1. (transitive) To accept something without seeing evidence supporting it, by trust or confidence.

Synonyms of take on trust

Forms of take on trust

third-person singular presenttakes on trust
present participletaking on trust
pasttook on trust
past participletaken on trust

Questions about take on trust

What does take on trust mean?
Take on trust means to accept something without seeing evidence supporting it, by trust or confidence.
What part of speech is take on trust?
Take on trust is a verb.
What is the past tense of take on trust?
The past tense of take on trust is took on trust.

Words near take on trust in the dictionary

  1. take on
  2. take on board
  3. take on faith
  4. take on strength
  5. take on the chin
  6. take on trust
  7. take on water
  8. take one day at a time
  9. take one for the team
  10. take one up
  11. take one's ball and go home

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