confide

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /kənˈfaɪd/

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Verb

Plain form confide

Third-person singular confides

Past tense confided

Past participle confided

Present participle confiding

1. (intransitive) If you confide to someone, you tell them a secret and you trust them to not tell others.

   I could no longer keep this secret alone; I decided to confide in my brother.