confided
past simple and past participle ofconfide
| 单词 | confided |
| 释义 | confided past simple and past participle ofconfide confide verb[IorT] uk/kənˈfaɪd/us/kənˈfaɪd/totellsomethingsecretorpersonalto someone who youtrustnot totellanyoneelse: [+ that]He confided (toher)thathishairwas not his own. [+ speech]"Myhusbanddoesn'tknowyet, but I'm going toleavehim," she confided. Revealing secrets & becoming known
Phrasal verbconfide insomeone Examplesofconfidedconfided In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. One-third did not confide worries to anyone (32.8%), yet one-third said theyconfideda great deal (29.6 %). From theCambridge English Corpus Only people with great trust in each otherconfidedin whispers what was moving them. From theCambridge English Corpus Nor had his fatherconfidedpolitical information and opinions to him. From theCambridge English Corpus It was overheard by the ostler whoconfidedit to other customers. From theCambridge English Corpus Several of those belonging to this group evenconfidedthat this prescriptivism might have influenced their respective choices. From theCambridge English Corpus An elderly woman, who was relentlessly at work on her silver prayer wheel,confided(without stopping her wheel) that it was unusual for the rains to stay so long. From theCambridge English Corpus They have certainly notconfidedways to me. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One or the other may haveconfidedin us, and we have all in our turn done what we could. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I also submit that it is too large and too far-reaching to be longerconfidedto private hands. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, he hasconfidedit to us this morning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that it is a large fee, but he has notconfidedin me. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They scarcely knew what they were undertaking in many cases, or the benefits they conferred upon the childrenconfidedto their care. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If she hadconfidedin someone sooner, help undoubtedly would have been available and would have been given. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The proprietorconfidedin me that evening that he much preferred children not to be allowed to enter his premises. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 His secret, he has oftenconfidedto me, is that he never tries to achieve too much at one go. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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