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Confide V Kənˈfaɪd Verb Intransitive Transitive Secret Personal

Term confide (v.)
Synonym [kənˈfaɪd] verb intransitive or transitive

to tell something secret or personal to someone who you trust not to tell anyone else
Meaning

• [+ that] He confided (to her) that his hair was not his own.


• [+ speech] "My husband doesn't know yet, but I'm going to leave him, " she confided.


Phrasal Verb: confide in somebody


Derived: confiding ▪ confidingly

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