Confidence in

With confidence

Confidence to do something

Confidence in

Confidence in

Confide something to somebody

Confide to somebody that

Admit evidence

to allow a particular piece of evidence to be used in a court of law

Courts can refuse to admit evidence obtained illegally by police.

admit of something phrasal verb

if a situation admits of a particular explanation, that explanation can be accepted as possible

The facts admit of no other explanation.

Confide verb transitive

1. to tell someone you trust about personal things that you do not want other people to know

He confided to his friends that he didn't have much hope for his marriage.

2. formal to give something you value to someone you trust so they look after it for you

He confided his money to his brother's safekeeping.

confide in somebody phrasal verb

to tell someone about something very private or secret, especially a personal problem, because you feel you can trust them

I've never felt able to confide in my sister.

Confidence noun

1. FEELING SOMEBODY/SOMETHING IS GOOD◀

[uncountable] the feeling that you can trust someone or something to be good, work well, or produce good results

Our first priority is to maintain the customer's confidence in our product.

The survey reveals a general lack of confidence in the police.

2. BELIEF IN YOURSELF

[uncountable]the belief that you have the ability to do things well or deal with situations successfully

Minton is an outstanding boxer, with tremendous confidence in his own ability.

I didn't have any confidence in myself.

lack confidence/be lacking in confidence

She's a good student, but she lacks confidence.

Living on her own in a foreign country for a year gave her a lot of confidence.

Good training will give a beginner the confidence to enjoy skiing.

gain (in)/lose confidence

You do lose confidence when you spend years and years at home with children.

somebody's confidence is growing/somebody is growing in confidence

I felt I was doing well and my confidence began to grow.

boost/increase etc somebody's confidence (=make someone feel more confident)

shake/damage etc somebody's confidence (=make someone feel less confident)

Julie's confidence was badly shaken by her car accident.

Our goal is to prepare students to go into the business world with confidence.

3. FEELING SOMETHING IS TRUE

[uncountable]the feeling that something is definite or true

say/speak/predict etc with confidence

How can anyone say with confidence that the recession is over?

I have complete confidence in Mr Wright's analysis of the situation.

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