🤫confide

verb
/kənˈfaɪd/

Meaning

To tell someone about a secret or private matter while trusting them not to repeat it.

Example Sentences

He confided his worries to his best friend.

Example Expressions

confide in someone

Synonyms

disclose, reveal, admit, share, confess

Antonyms

conceal, hide, suppress

Collocations

confide in, confide secrets, confide feelings

More Example Sentences

A teacher helps a student who is struggling with math after class every afternoon by explaining the problems in simpler ways and using real-life examples like shopping and cooking until the student begins to understand and his grades improve significantly giving him the confidence to participate in class and dream of becoming an engineer one day.

A teenager gets her first part-time job at a bookstore near her high school working three evenings a week after classes to earn money for a new laptop and she learns to organize shelves and help customers while balancing her schoolwork and social life which teaches her the value of time management and gives her confidence to handle responsibilities

A woman mentors a younger colleague at her office who recently joined the company and feels overwhelmed by the workload and new systems so she schedules weekly one-on-one meetings to answer questions and share practical advice based on her own experience from the past ten years and gradually the new employee gains confidence and skills earning recognition from the management team

A woman learns to drive a car at the age of thirty-five after depending on public transport for years and enrolls in a driving school near her home where an instructor teaches her the basics like steering, braking, and checking mirrors and she practices in a quiet parking lot every weekend gaining more confidence with each lesson until she passes the driving test on her second attempt

A student prepares a presentation on climate change for her geography class using data and images she collected from reliable sources and organizes the information into clear slides covering the causes, effects, and possible solutions then practices speaking in front of a mirror at home to make sure she stays within the time limit and delivers the presentation confidently the next day

A teenager gets her first part-time job at a bookstore near her high school working three evenings a week after classes to earn money for a new laptop and she learns to organize shelves and help customers while balancing her schoolwork and social life which teaches her the value of time management and gives her confidence to handle responsibilities that will prepare her well for university and beyond.

A woman trains for a cycling race every morning before sunrise riding along the river path near her town for at least twenty kilometers each session and follows a strict diet to stay in shape while her coach tracks her speed and endurance using data from a sensor attached to her bicycle and she gradually shaves minutes off her best time until she feels fully prepared for the competition day and lines up at the start with determination and confidence.

A woman mentors a younger colleague at her office who recently joined the company and feels overwhelmed by the workload and new systems so she schedules weekly one-on-one meetings to answer questions and share practical advice based on her own experience from the past ten years and gradually the new employee gains confidence and skills earning recognition from the management team and thanking her mentor for the guidance that made such a big difference.

A woman learns to drive a car at the age of thirty-five after depending on public transport for years and enrolls in a driving school near her home where an instructor teaches her the basics like steering, braking, and checking mirrors and she practices in a quiet parking lot every weekend gaining more confidence with each lesson until she passes the driving test on her second attempt and finally drives her children to school by herself for the first time.

A student prepares a presentation on climate change for her geography class using data and images she collected from reliable sources and organizes the information into clear slides covering the causes, effects, and possible solutions then practices speaking in front of a mirror at home to make sure she stays within the time limit and delivers the presentation confidently the next day receiving praise from both her teacher and classmates for her thorough research.

Related Vocabularies

to suspend or be suspended from above; to attach from a higher point
To establish or set up beforehand.
To praise highly in speech or writing, especially in honor of someone who has died.
To solicit votes, orders, or support from people.
To divide into separate sections or categories; to separate into distinct parts.
to move upward; to get up from bed; to increase

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