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Common collocations with trust in American Collocation

trust noun

US /trʌst/

absolute
complete
mutual
public

She had complete trust in him to always act in her best interests.

show you have trust in someone

place
put

It’s not easy to put our trust in someone we don’t understand.

develop or create trust

build
build up
create
develop
engender
establish

Businesses need to build public trust by showing their concern for local communities.

get someone’s trust

earn
gain
inspire
win

Local newspapers have earned the trust of their communities through decades of service to readers.

make trust exist again

rebuild
re-establish
restore

The industry must rebuild trust.

treat someone badly who has trust in you

abuse
betray

He trusted her implicitly and she never betrayed that trust.

damage trust

breach
destroy
erode
undermine

This could undermine the trust between doctor and patient.

lose trust

lose

When the trust and support of senior players is lost, the authority of a captain goes.

when trust is broken or does not exist

betrayal
breach
breakdown
lack

Quite frankly, there was a lack of trust on both sides.

when there is trust

bond
position
relationship

Little by little, a bond of trust developed between them.

atmosphere

atmosphere
climate

It takes time to build a climate of trust and acceptance.