"take on trust" meaning in English

See take on trust in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: takes on trust [present, singular, third-person], taking on trust [participle, present], took on trust [past], taken on trust [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> on trust}} take on trust (third-person singular simple present takes on trust, present participle taking on trust, simple past took on trust, past participle taken on trust)
  1. (transitive) To accept something without seeing evidence supporting it, by trust or confidence. Tags: transitive Synonyms: take at face value, take on faith, take to the bank
    Sense id: en-take_on_trust-en-verb-MLShDpOL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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