gain+confidence
1confidence — n. trust reliance 1) to enjoy, have; gain, win smb. s confidence 2) to inspire, instill confidence in smb. 3) to have; place one s confidence in smb. 4) to misplace one s confidence 5) to take smb. into one s confidence 6) to shake smb. s… …
2gain — gain1 W2S2 [geın] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(get something)¦ 2¦(get gradually)¦ 3¦(advantage)¦ 4¦(increase)¦ 5 gain access/entry/admittance etc (to something) 6 gain an understanding/insight/impression etc 7 gain ground 8 gain time 9¦(clock)¦ …
3gain someone's confidence — gain/get someone’s confidence phrase to make someone feel that they can trust you You need to gain the horse’s confidence. Thesaurus: to have an effect on someone s emotions or attitudessynonym Main entry: confidence …
4Confidence (disambiguation) — Confidence can refer to: Concepts Confidence, meaning trust or faith in someone Confidence (politics), trust in government Vote of confidence, a political step Confidence interval, a term used in statistical analysis: see also Confidence in… …
5confidence game — n. A swindle in which a swindler earns the trust of the victim and then takes advantage of it to cheat the victim out of money; informally called a con game or simply con. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks …
6gain the confidence of — index convince, disarm (set at ease), persuade, prevail (persuade) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
7confidence man — ☆ confidence man n. a swindler who tries to gain the confidence of the victim in order to defraud …
8gain in something — ˈgain in sth derived to get more of a particular quality • to gain in confidence • His books have gained in popularity in recent years. Main entry: ↑gainderived …
9confidence — 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… …
10confidence — noun 1 belief in others ADJECTIVE ▪ absolute, complete, full, total ▪ The company needs the full confidence of its investors. ▪ great, high …
