Confideの例文や意味・使い方に関するQ&A

A: Telling someone your secrets

Example: The other day, my sister confided in me about her problems = sister talked to me about her problems (that you didn't know she had)

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Confide means to trust someone, to show someone that you trust them by telling them a secret, for example.

He might confide in you = he may trust you enough to tell secrets and things he would like to keep private.

A: To trust someone with a private or personal manner.

A: It means to tell someone something (usually a secret) about something very personal or about your deepest feelings.

A: @Ri-na "take it upon herself" means to "take responsibility for it".

A: “Please let me know if you ever need someone to confide in.”
“Samantha is not a good person to confide in because she tells everyone’s secrets!”
“I confide in my mother about my problems when I am very stressed”

A: Thank you!

A: "He confided his fears to his friends"

"He confided in friends that it was true"

A: You can, just be careful. The 'to' in that sentence should be an 'in'. Other than that, that sentence is good. Almost any English speaker would understand you. -^-^-

A: Confide: Tell someone a secret you expect them not to reveal.
Confess: Admit to something that you've done.
'I confided in my friends, but I didn't confess to the priest.'

A: "I was to confide in you" -you were going to tell them but you didn't.
"I confided in you" you already told them.

Confide is another word for trust.

A: Confide in you refers to "entrust you with a secret of mine"

Confiding in you refers to "entrusting you with a secret of mine"

Both has the same meaning, it's just in different forms.

I was about to confide in you refers to "I was about to entrust you with a secret of mine", in which I haven't done so but was going to.

A: The word "tell" is used more commonly than "confide" but the two do have different meanings.
"Tell" means to say something to someone. It can sometimes be used to replace "say to".
"What did you say to them?"--> "What did you tell them?"
Some more example sentences:
"Tell him I'm coming."
"Can you tell me about this thing?"

"Confide" means to tell someone you trust something, and it's usually supposed to be kept secret.
"I felt like I could confide in her."
"I confided my secret to my brother."

A: confide could be used when talking about a secret 'I confided in my friend'. to tell could be talking to someone about anything

A: Yes!

A: yes you can use both the sentences. it means the same

A: “Future path” in the unnatural part. I think you mean “my plans for the future”.

A: The correct way to say that is "Can I confide IN you?"

It means "Can I share my secret(s) with you?".

A: "To confide in somebody" or "To share my troubles with somebody".