Meaning & use
put faith in
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Meaning
phrasefixed phrase
to trust or rely on someone or something
Grammar: Takes an object after 'in': put faith in someone/something. The object can be a person, an organization, or an idea.
Patterns
- put faith in someone
- put faith in something
- not put faith in someone/something
She put faith in her doctor's advice and followed it exactly.
Many people put faith in the new economic plan, hoping it would create jobs.
I wouldn't put faith in a company that ignores customer complaints.
Common combinations
- put faith in someone
- The team put faith in their young goalkeeper.
- put faith in something
- Investors put faith in the startup's technology.
- put one's faith in
- He put his faith in hard work rather than luck.
- not put faith in
- I don't put faith in rumors.
Synonyms and how they differ
- trust
- Trust is more general and can be a verb or noun; 'put faith in' is a set phrase that often suggests a strong, almost religious belief.
- rely on
- Rely on focuses on depending on someone for practical support; 'put faith in' is more about belief in their honesty or ability.
- believe in
- Believe in can mean to accept that something exists or is good; 'put faith in' is about trusting a person or plan to work.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: put faith in or put stock in?
put faith in vs put stock in
'Put stock in' means the same but is slightly less common and a bit more informal.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'put faith in' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Put faith in' is a fixed phrase that takes the preposition 'in'. The other prepositions (on, at, for) do not fit this idiom.
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