put stock in

To pay attention to something; to have or invest faith or belief in something; to accept something. Often used in the negative. Oh, John is very dependable—I would put stock in his promises. Our managers put stock in their employees' abilities, and I think that definitely contributes to our company's success. Don't put stock in their criticism—they're just jealous.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ceel	KAY:L	Dutch
Lenox	LEN-əks	Scottish, English (Rare)
PaweŁ	PAH-vew	Polish
Leonard	LEN-ərd (English), LAY-o-nahrt (Dutch)	English, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic
Norbert	NAWR-bert (German, Polish), NAWR-bərt (English, Dutch)	German, English, Dutch, French, Hungarian, Polish, Ancient Germanic
Teodoro	te-o-DO-ro (Italian), te-o-DHO-ro (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese