confidence
confidence
A person who has confidence has a belief in himself, other people, or a thing.
The word “confidence” is a noun. As an adjective, it’s “confident.” As an adverb, it’s “confidently.”
confidence
a. A person has confidence.
The word “confidence” is a noun.
- He has confidence.
- He has confidence in himself.
- She has confidence.
- She has confidence in herself.
- I have a lot of confidence.
- I have confidence in my abilities.
- Without confidence, it’s not easy to do the things that you want to do.
- You’ve got to have confidence.
- Where do you get your confidence from?
- Who gives you confidence?
- The people who are important in your life give you confidence.
- Your knowledge and training should provide you with enough confidence to be successful.
- They have confidence.
- They have confidence in themselves.
- They have confidence in their ideas.
b. A person is confident.
The word “confident” is an adjective.
- Do you feel confident?
- A person who is confident is able to get things done.
- Try to be confident.
- Everyone admires a confident person.
- Women admire confident men.
- Men admire confident women.
- You need to show that you are confident in yourself.
- Look at how confident he is.
- It feels good to be confident.
- How confident are you in yourself?
- The way he dresses shows how confident he is.
- He’s a very confident guy.
c. A person does things confidently.
- The word “confidently” is an adverb. It modifies a verb.
- She expresses herself confidently.
- Go about your business confidently.
- He confidently walked into the room and gave his presentation.
- The players confidently ran onto the field to begin the game.
- I think I answered the questions confidently.
- I spoke confidently.
- When you speak confidently, people listen to you
- He speaks confidently when he’s in class.
- People listen to him because he speaks so confidently.
d. A person confides in others.
To confide in other people is to trust them with knowledge. You share information with someone else, and you are confident that person won’t tell other people your secrets. The action of confiding is not the same as having confidence or being confident.
- Can I confide in you?
- This is confidential. Please don’t tell anyone. (The word “confidential” is an adjective.)
- Confidential information should not be shared. It’s private.
- He took her into his confidence. (He believed in her and that she would not share private information.)
- Children confide in each other.
- It’s important to have a person in your life in whom you can confide.
- The work that they are doing is confidential.
- These documents are confidential.