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What’s the difference between “trust & believe?”
11 de dic. de 2021 14:58
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Trust would actually mean that a person places complete confidence in another person and can rely on them for anything. Believe is a more temporary concept that requires the person to place faith in a person for a select time frame. Believe can also refer to accept that something
11 de diciembre de 2021
You use either one to say you think what someone has said is true (i.e., I trust what you say/I believe what you say), but they are not always interchangeable. At least in North America, we generally only use "believe" to state a hypothesis or idea (i.e., I believe that English is useful). We use "trust" in at least two other ways. One is to say that you consistently have faith in someone or something (i.e., I trust my friends). The other is to express a hope (i.e., I trust that you will make the right decision). That said, I should also mention that I personally find this last use of "trust" very formal and even kind of snobby and condescending. But maybe this is just the variety of English I speak or my personality.
11 de diciembre de 2021
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