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1 πείθω
A persuade, [tense] impf.ἔπειθον Il.22.91
, etc.; [dialect] Ep. and Lyr.πεῖθον 16.842
, B.8.16 : [tense] fut.πείσω Il.9.345
, etc.; [dialect] Ep. inf.πεισέμεν 5.252
: [tense] aor. 1ἔπεισα Pi.O.2.80
, A.Eu.84, Ar.Pl. 304, etc. (Hom. has only opt.πείσειε Od.14.123
); [dialect] Aeol. part.πείσαις Pi.O.3.16
: [tense] aor. 2ἔπῐθον Id.P.3.65
(poet. πίθον), Corinn.Supp.2.58 (poet. dual πιθέταν), A. Supp. 941, Ar.Pl. 949, Theoc.22.64, used by Hom. only in [dialect] Ep. redupl. formsπεπίθωμεν Il.9.112
,πεπίθοιμι 23.40
, A.R.3.14,πεπῐθεῖν Il.9.184
, A.R.3.536,πεπῐθών Pi.I.4(3).72
(v. infr.),πεπιθοῦσα Il.15.26
(ind. not in Il. or Od.,πέπιθον A.R.1.964
, ): [tense] pf.πέπεικα Lys. 26.7
, Is.8.24, Isoc.14.15 :—[voice] Med. and [voice] Pass. [full] πείθομαι, obey, Il.1.79, etc.: [tense] fut. πείσομαι ib. 289, etc.: [tense] aor. 2 ἐπῐθόμην, [dialect] Ep.πιθόμην 5.201
,ἐπίθετο Ar.Nu.73
,ἐπίθοντο Il.3.260
, IG22.29.14, redupl. ; imper.πίθεο Pi.P.1.59
, , pl. ; subj.πίθωμαι Il.18.273
, etc.; opt.πιθοίμην 4.93
, etc. (redupl.πεπίθοιτο 10.204
); inf.πιθέσθαι 7.293
, etc. (πεπιθέσθαι AP14.75
); part. : [tense] aor. 1 [voice] Med.ἐπεισάμην IG12(5).720.5
(Andros, ii B. C.), Aristid.1.391 J., Sopat. in Rh.8.150 W.: [tense] fut. [voice] Pass.πεισθήσομαι S.Ph. 624
, Pl.Sph. 248e, etc.: [tense] aor. 1 , S.OT 526, Ar.Nu. 866, X.An.7.7.29 : [tense] pf. , E.El. 578, Pl.Prt. 328e; Thess. [tense] pf. inf.πεπεῖστειν IG9(2).517.16
(Larissa, iii B. C.).II intr. tenses of [voice] Act., in pass. sense, [tense] pf. 2πέποιθα Il.4.325
, etc. (not freq. in Prose); imper. codd.; [ per.] 2sg. subj.πεποίθῃς Il.1.524
; [dialect] Ep. [ per.] 1pl. πεποίθομεν (for- ωμεν) Od.10.335 ; opt. : [tense] plpf.ἐπεποίθειν Il. 16.171
; [ per.] 3pl.ἐπεποίθεσαν Hdt.9.88
; [dialect] Ep.πεποίθεα Od.4.434
, 8.181 ; [ per.] 1pl.ἐπέπιθμεν Il.2.341
, 4.159 : Pi. uses [tense] aor. 2 part. πιθών = πιθόμενος, P.3.28, redupl.πεπιθών I.4(3).72
.III as if from [full] πῐθέω, Hom. has [tense] fut.πῐθήσω Od.21.369
( obey): [tense] aor. part.πῐθήσας Il.4.398
( trust), cf. Hes. Op. 359, 671, Pi.P.4.109, A.Ch. 618 (lyr.), Lyc.735 ; redupl. [tense] aor. subj. πεπῐθήσω trans., Il.22.223 :—also [dialect] Aeol. [full] πίθημι, part.πίθεις Alc.Supp. 9.4
.A [voice] Act., prevail upon, persuade, usu. by fair means, τινα Il.9.345, etc.; πεπιθεῖν φρένας Αἰακίδαο ib. 184 ;σοὶ δὲ φρένας ἄφρονι πεῖθε 16.842
; , cf. Od.7.258, 23.337 ;Ἕκτορι θυμὸν ἔπειθε Il.22.78
: c. acc. pers. et inf., persuade one to.., ib. 223, A.Eu. 724, etc.; π. τινὰς ὥστε δοῦναι, etc., Hdt.6.5, cf. Th.3.31, etc.; ὥστε μὴ .. S.Ph. 901 ; later ἵνα .. Ev.Matt. 27.20, Plu.2.181a; π. τινὰς ὡς χρὴ.., ὡς ἔστι .., Pl.R. 327c, 364b;π. τινὰ ἐς τὴν ὁμολογίαν Th.5.76
;κοὐδείς γέ μ' ἂν πείσειεν.. τὸ μὴ ἐλθεῖν Ar.Ra.68
; πείθω ἐμαυτόν I persuade myself, am persuaded, believe, Th.6.33, And.1.70, Pl.Grg. 453b, etc.; alsoπ. τι ὠφέλιμον ὄν Th.4.17
: freq. in part., πείσας by persuasion, by fair means, opp. ἐν δόλῳ, S.Ph. 102, cf. 612; opp. βίᾳ, Trag.Adesp.402 ; πόλιν πείσας having obtained the city's consent, S. OC 1298 ;δᾶμον πείσαις λόγῳ Pi.O.3.16
; μὴ πείσας unless by leave, Pl.Lg. 844e ;οὐ πείσαντες τὸν δῆμον Aeschin.3.41
; πείθοντες, opp. βίᾳ, X.An.5.5.11 ; π. γυναῖκα, opp. βιάζεσθαι, Id.Cyr.6.1.34 ; πέπεικε, opp. ἠνάγκακε, Pl.Hipparch. 232b (butπ. ἀνάγκῃ D.C.62.16
, cf. πειθανάγκη): with neut. pron., persuade one to or of a thing,τοῦτό γε οὐκ ἔπειθε τοὺς Φωκαιέας Hdt.1.163
, cf. A.Pr. 1064 (anap.), Pl.R. 399b, etc.;ἔπειθον οὐδέν' οὐδέν A.Ag. 1212
; μὴ πεῖθ' ἃ μὴ δεῖ do not attempt to persuade me to.., S.OC 1442 ; also τοιάνδ' ἔπειθε ῥῆσιν addressed them thus, A.Supp. 615.2 prevail on by entreaty, Il. 24.219, Od.14.363 ;τότε κέν μιν ἱλασσάμενοι πεπίθοιμεν Il.1.100
; , cf. 181, 386, Hes.Sc. 450 ;Ζηνὸς ἦτορ λιταῖς Pi.O.2.80
, cf. Pl.R. 366a, Ap. 37d : c. dupl. acc.,τὸν φόρον ὑποτελῶ Ἀθηναίοισιν, ὃν ἂν πείθω Ἀθηναίους IG12.39.27
.II in bad sense, talk over, mislead,ἐπεὶ οὐ παρελεύσεαι οὐδέ με πείσεις Il.1.132
, cf. 6.360 ;ἔληθε δόλῳ καὶ ἔπειθεν Ἀχαιούς Od.2.106
, cf. 14.123 ;πεπιθοῦσα θυέλλας Il. 15.26
.2 π. τινὰ χρήμασι bribe, Hdt.8.134, Lys.21.10 ; π. ἐπὶ μισθῷ μισθῷ, Hdt.8.4, 9.33, Th.2.96, etc. ([voice] Pass.,χρήμασι πεισθείς Id.1.137
): prov.,δῶρα θεοὺς πείθει Hes.Fr. 272
; πείθειν τινά alone, Lys. 7.21, X.An.1.3.19, Act.Ap. 12.20.3 offood, tempt, Xenocr. ap. Orib. 2.58.84.B [voice] Pass. and [voice] Med., to be prevailed on, won over, persuaded, abs., Il.5.201, etc. ; imper. freq. in Trag., πείθου be persuaded, S.OC 520, El. 1015, E.Fr. 440 ; but πιθοῦ comply, S.OC 1181, El. 1207 : c. inf., to be persuaded to do, Id.Ph. 624; πείθεσθέ μοι πρύτανιν ἑλέσθαι Pl.Prt. 338a ; also πείθεσθαί τινι ὥστε .. Th. 2.2 ; ὃ.. ὑμεῖς.. ἥκιστ' ἂν ὀξέως πείθοισθε (sc. πρᾶξαι) Id.6.34 ; ἑκὼν καὶ πεπεισμένος of one's own free will, POxy. ivp 203 (iv A.D.), etc. ; τὰ μὲν παρ' ἡμῶν ἴσθι σοι πεπεισμένα we are won over to you, Ar. Th. 1170.2 πείθεσθαί τινι listen to one, obey him, Il. 1.79, etc. ; τοῖς ἐν τέλει βεβῶσι π. S. Ant. 67 ; τοῖς ἄρχουσι, τῷ νόμῳ, X. Cyr. 1.2.8, An. 7.3.39 ;μᾶλλον τῷ θεῷ ἢ ὑμῖν Pl. Ap. 29d
: sts. c. dupl. dat., ἔπεσι, μύθοισι π. τινί, Il.1.150, 23.157 : without dat. pers.,ἐπείθετο μύθῳ 1.33
, cf. Od. 17.177 ; γήραϊ πείθεσθαι yield, succumb to old age, Il.23.645 ; στυγερῇ πειθώμεθα δαιτί let us comply with the custom of eating, sad though the meal be, ib.48 ; νῦν μὲν πειθώμεθα νυκτὶ μελαίνῃ, of leaving off the labours of the day, 8.502 ; ἀδίκοις ἔργμασι π. Sol.4.11, 13.12.b with Adj. neut., σημάντορι πάντα πιθέσθαι obey him in all things, Od. 17.21 ; ἅ τιν' οὐ πείσεσθαι ὀΐω wherein I think some will not obey, Il.1.289, cf. 4.93, 7.48, Hdt. 6.100, etc. ;πάντ' ἔγωγε πείσομαι S.Aj. 529
;πείσομαι δ' ἃ σοὶ δοκεῖ Id.Tr. 1180
;οὐ.. πείθομαι τὸ δρᾶν Id.Ph. 1252
;μύθοις.. πεισθεὶς ἀφανῆ E. Hipp. 1288
(anap.), cf. Lys.22.3 : rarely with Noun in acc., χρήμασι πεισθῆναι [ τὴν ἀναχώρησιν] Th.2.21 (s.v.l.).3 c. gen., four times in Hdt.,πείθεσθαί τινος 1.126
, 5.29, 33,6.12, cf. E. IA 726, Th. 7.73 ;πείσθητί μευ Herod. 1.66
; κείνου.. πιθοίατο vulg. in Il.10.57.II πείθεσθαί τινι believe, trust in,πείθεθ' ἑταίρῳ Od. 20.45
;οἰωνοῖσι Il.12.238
; ;ἐνυπνίῳ Pi.O. 13.79
;λεγομένοισι Hdt. 2.146
, etc.: c. acc. et inf., believe that..,οὐ γάρ πω ἐπείθετο ὃν πατέρ' εἶναι Od. 16.192
, cf. Hdt. 1.8, etc.: c. dat. pers. et inf., π. τινὶ μὴ εἶναι χρήματα, = ὅτι χρήματα οὐκ ἔχει, X.An. 7.8.3 : withὡς, οὐ πείσονται ὡς σὺ αὐτὸς οὐκ ἠθέλησας Pl. Cri. 44c
, cf. R. 391b : with neut. Adj. or Pron., τὰ περὶ Αἴγυπτον τοῖσι λέγουσι αὐτὰ π., οὐκ ἐπείθοντο τὰ ἐσαγγελθέντα, Hdt.2.12, 8.81 ;πείθεσθε τούτῳ ταῦτα Ar. Th. 592
; ταῦτ' ἐγώ σοι οὐ πείθομαι I do not take this on your word, Pl.Ap. 25e, cf. Phdr. 235b : abs.,ὡς ἐγὼ πείθομαι Phld.Po.5.34
.b π. τινὰ ὅπως .. to believe of him, that.., E. Hipp. 1251.III [tense] pf. 2 πέποιθα trust, rely on, c. dat. pers. vel rei, Il.4.325, etc. (not freq. in early Prose, asαὑτῷ πεποιθέναι Pl. Mx. 248a
): c. dat. et inf.,οὔ πω χερσὶ πέποιθα ἄνδρ' ἀπαμύνασθαι Od. 16.71
, cf. Il.13.96, etc.: c. dat.,οἷσι.. μαρναμένοισι πέποιθε Od.16.98
: later c. inf. only, πέποιθα τοῦτ' ἐπισπάσειν κλέος I trust to win this fame, S.Aj. 769 ; αἰχμήν.. μᾶλλον θεοῦ σέβειν πεποιθώς daring to.., A. Th. 530: once in Hdt., : rarely c. acc. et inf.,πέποιθα.. τὸν πυρφόρον ἥξειν κεραυνόν A. Th. 444
;εἴ τις πέποιθεν ἑαυτῷ Χριστοῦ εἶναι 2 Ep.Cor.10.7
; π. εἴς τινας ὅτι .. Ep.Gal.5.10; ἐπί τινας ὅτι .. 2 Ep.Cor. 2.3 ;ἐπὶ χρήμασι Ev.Marc. 10.24
: abs., ὄφρα πεποίθῃς that you may feel confidence, Il.1.524, Od.13.344 ; πεποιθώς in sure confidence, LXXDe. 33.28.IV post-Hom. [tense] pf. [voice] Pass. πέπεισμαι believe, trust, c. dat., ; , etc.: c. acc. et inf., συνοίσειν ταῦτα πέπ. D.4.51, cf. Pl. R. 368a : abs.,νῦν δὲ πέπεισμαι Id.Prt. 328e
; πεπεισμένος ἔκ τινων λογίων persuaded by.., Plu.Rom. 14 ;πεπείσμεθα περὶ ὑμῶν τὰ κρείττονα Ep.Hebr.6.9
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2 καταπιστεύω
A trust,ταῖς ἰδίαις δυνάμεσι Plb.2.3.3
; τινι Hld.4.13: c. [tense] pres. or [tense] fut. inf., Id.6.7, 1.23; : abs., feel confidence, Plu.Lys.8, Gal.12.692.II entrust, τινὶ τὴν ἄμυναν, τὴν διοίκησιν, Zos.1.36, 3.2; ; τινι c. inf., Sammelb. 5273.4 (v A. D.):—[voice] Pass., to be entrusted, POxy.136.8 (vi A. D.): also in [tense] pf. part., devoted,ἀνὴρ ταῖς Μούσαις -πεπιστευμένος Phalar.Ep.93.1
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3 ἰσχυρίζομαι
A- ῐοῦμαι Lys.6.35
, Isoc.17.24: [tense] aor.ἰσχῡρῐσάμην Th.5.26
, Pl.Grg. 489c:—make oneself strong, be strong, ἰσχυριζόμενος ὑφ' ἵππων σίδηρος gaining force from the impetus of the horses, X.Cyr.6.4.18.II use one's strength, τῷ σώματι Pl.l.c.; esp. in overcoming resistance,πρὸς τὸ πολὺ ἧττον Arist.Pr. 951a13
;εἰς τοὺς ἀσθενεῖς Id.EN 1124b23
; contend stoutly,ὑπὲρ ἄθλων Ael.NA 15.15
; persist or continue obstinately in doing.., c. part., Th.7.49: abs., ibid.; esp. by word of mouth, maintain stiffly, obstinately, c. acc. et inf., Id.3.44, Is.11.1; ;ὅτι.., ὡς.. Th. 4.23
,6.55, Pl.Tht. 172b;περί τινος Id.Sph. 249c
.2 put firm trust in a thing, rely on it,τῷ ξυνῷ πάντων Heraclit.114
;λόγῳ Lys.6.35
;διαθήκαις Is.1.3
;τῷ νόμῳ Hyp.Eux.4
, D.33.27;παρασκευῇ Id.44.3
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4 πιστόω
πιστόω (πιστός) 1 aor. pass. ἐπιστώθην (the word since Hom. et al.; ins, LXX, EpArist, Philo; Jos., Bell. 4, 213, Ant. 15, 85; Ath.—Apart fr. our lit. mostly mid., rarely pass., and act. only Thu. 4, 88; 2 Km 7:25; 1 Ch 17:14; 2 Macc 7:24; 12:25; Philo, Leg. All. 3, 206) in our lit. only 1 aor. pass., in act. sense.① to act in a faithful manner, show oneself faithful ἔν τινι prove oneself faithful to someth. 1 Cl 15:4 (Ps 77:37).② to be sure about someth. because of its reliability, feel confidence, be convinced (so the 1 aor. pass. Od. 21, 218; Soph., Oed. Col. 1039; EpArist 91) σὺ μένε ἐν οἷς (=τούτοις, ἃ) ἔμαθες καὶ ἐπιστώθης but you must stand by what you have learned and become convinced of 2 Ti 3:14. πιστωθέντες ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τοῦ θεοῦ (w. πληροφορηθέντες διὰ τῆς ἀναστάσεως τοῦ κυρίου Ἰ. Χρ.) full of faith in or by the word of God 1 Cl 42:3.—DELG s.v. πείθομαι. M-M. TW. -
5 πιστόω
II [voice] Pass., to be made trustworthy, give a pledge or warrant, ;ἐπεὶ δ' ἐπιστώθησαν E.IA66
; μοι.. ὅρκῳ πιστωθῆναι ἀπήμονά μ' οἴκαδ' ἀπάξειν bind yourselves to me by oath.., Od.15.436.2 feel trust or confidence, to be persuaded,ὄφρα.. πιστωθῆτον ἐνὶ θυμῷ 21.218
; πιστωθεὶς ὅτι .. feeling confidence that.., S.OC 1039.III [voice] Med., give mutual pledges of fidelity, exchange troth, ;ἐπιστώσαντ' ἐπέεσσιν 21.286
;π. περὶ τῶν ὅλων πρὸς ἀλλήλους Plb.18.39.6
.2 πιστοῦσθαί τινα ὑφ' ὅρκου secure his good faith by oaths, S.OC 650, cf. Plb.8.15.2.3 confirm, prove,τῷ παρόντι τοὐπιόν E.Fr.1073.6
, cf. Phlp. in GA 206.25 ; guarantee, τι Plb.1.43.5, Luc.Philops.5, Nonn.D.13.407 ; τι διότι .. Phld.Rh.1.122S.;ἀπὸ τούτων ἕκαστα Polystr.Herc.346p.84V.
; [τι] ταῖς Αἰσχύλου ἐλεγείαις Plu.2.628e
; μάρτυρι τῷ Νέρωνι, ὅτι .. Id.Galb.5 ;ἔργοις τὰς ὑποσχέσεις Luc.Hipp. 1
;πείρῃ τὸ πρῆγμα Aret.CA 1.7
;φιλοσοφίαν σώφρονι βίῳ Hdn.1.2.4
;ἐκ τῆς ἀποβάσεως τὴν φήμην Id.1.14.6
, cf. Lib.Or.11.77; τίς ἂν τάδε πιστώσαιτο,.. ὅτι .. ; Opp.C.3.355: abs., Arist.Fr. 133, LXX 3 Ki.1.36. -
6 πιστεύω
Aπεπιστεύκειν Act.Ap.14.23
: ([etym.] πίστις):—trust, put faith in, rely on a person, thing, or statement, τινι Hdt.1.24 ;τῷ λόγῳ Id.2.118
, cf. S.El. 886, etc. ;π. θεῶν θεσφάτοισι A.Pers. 800
;τῇ τύχῃ Th.5.112
;σφίσιν αὐτοῖς Id.3.5
;ταῖς ἀληθείαις D.44.3
; [ σημείοις] Antipho 5.81 ;π. τινὶ περί τινος Arist. EN 1157a21
;ὑπὲρ τῶν ὅλων Plb.2.43.2
: with neut. Adj. or Pron., λόγοις ἐμοῖσι πίστευσον τάδε believe my words herein, E.Hel. 710;τοῦτ'.. Αἰγυπτίοις πιστεῦσαι δεῖ Arist.Mete. 343b10
;μὴ πάντα πειρῶ πᾶσι πιστεύειν Men.Mon. 335
: later with Preps., π. ἐν τῷ Θεῷ, ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ, LXXPs.77(78).22, Ev.Marc.1.15 ;π. εἰς τὸν Θεόν Ev.Jo.14.1
, al.; εἰς τὸ ὄνομά τινος ib.1.12;π. ἐπὶ τὸν Κύριον Act.Ap.9.42
: abs., believe,περὶ μὲν τούτου.. οὔτε ἀπιστέω οὔτε ὦν π. τι λίην Hdt.4.96
; χαλεπὰ παντὶ ἑξῆς τεκμηρίῳ πιστεῦσαι although it is hard to believe every single bit of evidence about them, Th.1.20 : c. acc. cogn., π. δόξαν entertain a confident opinion, Id.5.105 :—[voice] Pass., to be trusted or believed,ἄνδρες ἄξιοι πιστεύεσθαι Pl.La. 181b
, cf.Ep. 309a, X.Cyr.4.2.8; πιστευθῆναι ὑπό τινος enjoy his confidence, ib.6.1.39, cf. An.7.6.33 ;π. παρά τινι D.23.4
, 58.44 ;πρός τινας Id.20.25
; ὡς πιστευθησόμενος as if he would be believed, Id.27.54, cf. 36.43 ;π. ὡς δημοτικὸς ὤν Arist.Pol. 1305a28
; πιστεύονται [οἱ λόγοι] Id.EN 1172b6 ; ἐπιστεύοντο ἃ ἔλεγον they were believed in what they said, D.32.4 ; πρόγνωσιν ἐπεπίστευντο were believed to possess foreknowledge, J.AJ17.2.4.3 c. inf., believe that, feel confident that a thing is, will be, has been, E.HF 146;ἀληθῆ εἶναι Pl.Grg. 524a
, cf. R. 450d; ; ; π. ὡς.., ὅτι .., X.Hier.1.37, Arist. Ph. 254a3, al.: the inf. is sts. omitted, τὰ μὲν οὐ πιστεύουσιν οἱ νέοι (sc. εἶναι or γεγονέναι) Id.EN 1142a19, cf. APr. 68b13, GA 716a7 :—[voice] Pass.,παρὰ Διὸς.. οἱ νόμοι πεπιστευμένοι ἦσαν γεγονέναι Pl.Lg. 636d
; πιστευθεὶς ἀληθεύσειν believed sure to.., X.An.7.7.25 ;ὁ ἥλιος.. πεπίστευται εἶναι μείζων τῆς οἰκουμένης Arist. de An. 428b4
; : without inf.,πιστευθείσης εἱμαρμένης αἴρεται πᾶσα νουθεσία Diog.Oen.33
, cf. 23.4 c. dat. et inf., τοῖσι ἐπίστευε σιγᾶν to whom he trusted that they would keep silence, Hdt.8.110, cf. X.Cyr.3.3.55, Lys.19.54.5 have faith, Act.Ap.2.44, 19.18, etc.II π. τινί τι entrust something to another, τινὶ ἡγεμονίαν, χρήματα, X.Mem.4.4.17, Smp.8.36;τὰν ὠνὰν τῷ θεῷ GDI1684
, al. (Delph.);γυναικὶ μὴ πίστευε τὸν.. βίον Men.Mon.86
; also :—[voice] Med., have entrusted to one, Berichte der russ. Akad. fuür Gesch. der materiellen Kultur4.82
(Olbia, ii/iii A.D.):—[voice] Pass., πιστεύεσθαί τι to be entrusted with a thing, have it committed to one, παρά or ὑπό τινος, Plb.3.69.1, Phylarch.24J., cf. Vett. Val.65.3: c. inf.,πιστευθέντας τοῖς ἐχθροῖς διαφθείρειν Arist.Pol. 1287a39
(nisi leg. πεισθέντας): c. gen.,πιστευθεὶς τῆς Κύπρου Plb.18.55.6
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confidence — noun 1 FEELING SB/STH IS GOOD (U) the feeling that you can trust someone or something to be good, work well, or produce good results (+ in): Our first priority is to maintain the customer s confidence in our product. | have confidence in: We have … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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confidence — [[t]kɒ̱nfɪdəns[/t]] ♦♦ confidences 1) N UNCOUNT: usu N in n If you have confidence in someone, you feel that you can trust them. I have every confidence in you... This has contributed to the lack of confidence in the police... His record on… … English dictionary
confidence — con|fi|dence W2S2 [ˈkɔnfıdəns US ˈka:n ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(feeling somebody/something is good)¦ 2¦(belief in yourself)¦ 3¦(feeling something is true)¦ 4 gain/win/earn somebody s confidence 5¦(keep information secret)¦ 6 take somebody into your… … Dictionary of contemporary English
confidence — con|fi|dence [ kanfıdəns ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the belief that you are able to do things well: give someone confidence: Motherhood gave her confidence. gain/lose confidence: The more he fails, the more he loses confidence in his abilities. lack … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
confidence */*/*/ — UK [ˈkɒnfɪd(ə)ns] / US [ˈkɑnfɪdəns] noun Word forms confidence : singular confidence plural confidences 1) [uncountable] the belief that you are able to do things well have confidence: He s a nice boy, but he doesn t have much confidence.… … English dictionary
confidence*/*/*/ — [ˈkɒnfɪd(ə)ns] noun [U] 1) the belief that you are able to do things well You should have more confidence in your yourself.[/ex] I m doing this course mainly to gain a little confidence.[/ex] The more he fails, the more he loses confidence.[/ex]… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
