anvertraut
Translation
entrusted, confided, committed
Examples
Das anvertraute Geheimnis bleibt bei mir.
The confided secret stays with me.
Er kümmert sich um die ihm anvertrauten Kinder.
He takes care of the children entrusted to him.
Grammar Patterns
((Adjective)) + Noun (used as an adjective) The entrusted money is safe.
to be entrusted to ((sb.dat)) Die Kinder sind mir anvertraut.
Similar Words
übergeben (handed over), anheimgegeben (committed); Antonyms: entzogen (withdrawn)
Etymology
From the prefix 'an-' (to, towards) and the verb 'vertrauen' (to trust). Literally, 'trusted onto' someone.
Memory Tips
Think of 'an-' as 'on'. You place your trust 'on' someone with something valuable.