Hope vs. Trust — What's the Difference?

An optimistic feeling or desire.

Belief in the honesty of a person or system.

A positive outlook on uncertain outcomes.

Firm belief in the integrity, ability, or character of a person or thing; confidence or reliance

To wish for something with expectation.

The condition and resulting obligation of having confidence placed in one

Belief in the possibility of positive change.

One in which confidence is placed.

Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one's life or the world at large. As a verb, its definitions include: "expect with confidence" and "to cherish a desire with anticipation."Among its opposites are dejection, hopelessness, and despair.

Custody; care

To wish for a particular event that one considers possible

Something committed into the care of another; a charge

(Archaic) To have confidence; trust.

Reliance on something in the future; hope

To desire and consider possible

Reliance on the intention and ability of a purchaser to pay in the future; credit

The longing or desire for something accompanied by the belief in the possibility of its occurrence

A legal relationship in which one party holds a title to property while another party has the entitlement to the beneficial use of that property.

An instance of such longing or desire

The confidence reposed in a trustee when giving the trustee legal title to property to administer for another, together with the trustee's obligation regarding that property and the beneficiary.

A source of or reason for such longing or desire

The property so held.

Often Hope(Christianity) The theological virtue defined as the desire and search for a future good, difficult but not impossible to attain with God's help.

An institution or organization directed by trustees

(Archaic) Trust; confidence.

A combination of firms or corporations for the purpose of reducing competition and controlling prices throughout a business or industry.

To want something to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might.

To have or place confidence in; depend on

To be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes.

To have confidence in allowing (someone) to use, know, or look after something

(intransitive) To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; usually followed by in.

To expect with assurance; assume

To wish.

To give credence to; believe

The feeling of trust, confidence, belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen.

To place in the care of another person or in a situation deemed safe; entrust

(countable) The actual thing wished for.

To extend credit to.

(countable) A person or thing that is a source of hope.

To have or place reliance; depend

The virtuous desire for future good.

To be confident; hope.

A hollow; a valley, especially the upper end of a narrow mountain valley when it is nearly encircled by smooth, green slopes; a combe.

Confidence in or reliance on some person or quality.

A sloping plain between mountain ridges.

Dependence upon something in the future; hope.

(Scotland) A small bay; an inlet; a haven.

Confidence in the future payment for goods or services supplied; credit.

A sloping plain between mountain ridges.

That which is committed or entrusted; something received in confidence; a charge.

A small bay; an inlet; a haven.

That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope.

A desire of some good, accompanied with an expectation of obtaining it, or a belief that it is obtainable; an expectation of something which is thought to be desirable; confidence; pleasing expectancy.

(rare) Trustworthiness, reliability.

One who, or that which, gives hope, furnishes ground of expectation, or promises desired good.

The condition or obligation of one to whom anything is confided; responsible charge or office.

That which is hoped for; an object of hope.

(legal) The confidence vested in a person who has legal ownership of a property to manage for the benefit of another.

To entertain or indulge hope; to cherish a desire of good, or of something welcome, with expectation of obtaining it or belief that it is obtainable; to expect; - usually followed by for.

(legal) An arrangement whereby property or money is given to be held by a third party (a trustee), on the basis that it will be managed for the benefit of, or eventually transferred to, a stated beneficiary; for example, money to be given to a child when he or she reaches adulthood.

To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; - usually followed by in.

A group of businessmen or traders organised for mutual benefit to produce and distribute specific commodities or services, and managed by a central body of trustees.

To desire with expectation or with belief in the possibility or prospect of obtaining; to look forward to as a thing desirable, with the expectation of obtaining it; to cherish hopes of.

(computing) Affirmation of the access rights of a user of a computer system.

To expect; to fear.

(transitive) To place confidence in, to rely on, to confide in.

A specific instance of feeling hopeful;

To have faith in; to rely on for continuing support or aid.

The general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled;

(transitive) To give credence to; to believe; to credit.

Grounds for feeling hopeful about the future;

(transitive) To hope confidently; to believe (usually with a phrase or infinitive clause as the object)

Someone (or something) on which expectations are centered;

(transitive) to show confidence in a person by entrusting them with something.

United States comedian (born in England) who appeared in films with Bing Crosby (born in 1903)

(transitive) To commit, as to one's care; to entrust.

One of the three Christian virtues

(transitive) To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment.

Expect and wish;

To rely on (something), as though having trust (on it).

Be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes;

To risk; to venture confidently.

Intend with some possibility of fulfilment;

(intransitive) To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide.

Optimism in the face of challenges.

To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of payment; to give credit.

(obsolete) Secure, safe.

(obsolete) Faithful, dependable.

(legal) of or relating to a trust.

Assured resting of the mind on the integrity, veracity, justice, friendship, or other sound principle, of another person; confidence; reliance; reliance.

Credit given; especially, delivery of property or merchandise in reliance upon future payment; exchange without immediate receipt of an equivalent; as, to sell or buy goods on trust.

Assured anticipation; dependence upon something future or contingent, as if present or actual; hope; belief.

That which is committed or intrusted to one; something received in confidence; charge; deposit.

The condition or obligation of one to whom anything is confided; responsible charge or office.

That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope.

An estate devised or granted in confidence that the devisee or grantee shall convey it, or dispose of the profits, at the will, or for the benefit, of another; an estate held for the use of another; a confidence respecting property reposed in one person, who is termed the trustee, for the benefit of another, who is called the cestui que trust.

An equitable right or interest in property distinct from the legal ownership thereof; a use (as it existed before the Statute of Uses); also, a property interest held by one person for the benefit of another. Trusts are active, or special, express, implied, constructive, etc. In a passive trust the trustee simply has title to the trust property, while its control and management are in the beneficiary.

A business organization or combination consisting of a number of firms or corporations operating, and often united, under an agreement creating a trust (in sense 1), esp. one formed mainly for the purpose of regulating the supply and price of commodities, etc.; often, opprobriously, a combination formed for the purpose of controlling or monopolizing a trade, industry, or business, by doing acts in restraint or trade; as, a sugar trust. A trust may take the form of a corporation or of a body of persons or corporations acting together by mutual arrangement, as under a contract or a so-called gentlemen's agreement. When it consists of corporations it may be effected by putting a majority of their stock either in the hands of a board of trustees (whence the name trust for the combination) or by transferring a majority to a holding company. The advantages of a trust are partly due to the economies made possible in carrying on a large business, as well as the doing away with competition. In the United States severe statutes against trusts have been passed by the Federal government and in many States, with elaborate statutory definitions.

Held in trust; as, trust property; trustmoney.

To place confidence in; to rely on, to confide, or repose faith, in; as, we can not trust those who have deceived us.

To give credence to; to believe; to credit.

To hope confidently; to believe; - usually with a phrase or infinitive clause as the object.

To show confidence in a person by intrusting (him) with something.

To commit, as to one's care; to intrust.

To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in confidence of future payment; as, merchants and manufacturers trust their customers annually with goods.

To risk; to venture confidently.

To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence; to confide.

To be confident, as of something future; to hope.

To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of payment; to give credit.

Something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary);

Certainty based on past experience;

The trait of trusting; of believing in the honesty and reliability of others;

A consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service;

Complete confidence in a person or plan etc;

A trustful relationship;

Have confidence or faith in;

Allow without fear

Be confident about something;

Expect and wish;

Confer a trust upon;

Extend credit to

Confidence in someone's reliability.

Reliance on someone's integrity.

To have faith in the competence of something.

Confidence that promises will be kept.

Trust is essential for building and maintaining strong relationships.

Hope is an optimistic feeling or desire for a positive outcome, often with uncertainty.

Hope focuses on a desired future outcome, which may or may not occur.

Trust is a belief in the reliability, honesty, or ability of someone or something.

Yes, trust is often built through consistent reliability and honest interactions.

Yes, trust is crucial for establishing successful business partnerships.

Hope involves anticipation and aspiration, while trust is based on confidence and reliance.

Yes, hope is common in situations with an element of uncertainty or doubt.

Rebuilding trust after it's broken can be a challenging and lengthy process.

Trust can be broken through dishonesty, betrayal, or consistent unreliability.

Yes, hope can provide motivation and resilience in adversity.

Trust is crucial in personal relationships, professional collaborations, and when making significant decisions based on the actions of others.

Trust reduces uncertainty by providing confidence in a person or system.

Trust is based on evidence and past experiences, while blind faith lacks rational justification.

Yes, when hopes are not realized, it can result in disappointment.