Collocation
build trust
to create or strengthen confidence and reliability between people or groups over time
Definition
'build trust' is a common English collocation. to create or strengthen confidence and reliability between people or groups over time
build + trust (in/with + someone/something)
“It takes time to build trust with a new team.”
Examples
- Good leaders build trust by keeping their promises.
- It took months to build trust between the two departments.
- She is trying to build trust with her new clients.
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- The company built trust by being transparent about the mistake.
- If you want to build trust, admit problems early instead of hiding them.
- They are building trust through regular check-ins and honest feedback.
- A clear return policy can help build trust in an online store.
- To build trust with teenagers, you have to listen without judging.
- The mediator focused on small agreements first to build trust between the sides.
More verb + nouns
- make progress to improve or move forward toward a goal over time
- start work to begin working, especially at a job or on a task
- make money to earn money; to generate a profit or income
- make a request to ask formally for something, especially through an official process
- do business to conduct commercial activity; to buy, sell, or work with another company professionally