- confirm someone in
- reinforce someone in (an opinion or feeling).→ confirm
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confirm */*/*/ — UK [kənˈfɜː(r)m] / US [kənˈfɜrm] verb Word forms confirm : present tense I/you/we/they confirm he/she/it confirms present participle confirming past tense confirmed past participle confirmed 1) [transitive] to prove that something is true The… … English dictionary
confirm — con|firm [ kən fɜrm ] verb *** 1. ) transitive to prove that something is true: The study confirms the findings of earlier research. Please bring something with you that confirms your identity. confirm (that): The doctor may run a test to confirm … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
confirm — /kən fa:m/ verb to say that something is certain ● to confirm a hotel reservation or a ticket or an agreement or a booking ♦ to confirm someone in a job to say that someone is now permanently in the job … Marketing dictionary in english
confirm — verb 1》 establish the truth or correctness of. ↘state with assurance that something is true. ↘(confirm someone in) reinforce someone in (an opinion or feeling). 2》 make (a provisional arrangement) definite. ↘formally declare that… … English new terms dictionary
confirm — con·firm vt 1 a: to make valid by necessary formal approval the debtor s chapter 13 plan confirm ed by the court b: to vote approval of confirm a nomination 2: to give formal acknowledgment of receipt of 3 … Law dictionary
confirm — con‧firm [kənˈfɜːm ǁ fɜːrm] verb [transitive] 1. to say or show that something is definitely true: • The company said the report confirmed what its own directors and accountants had already established. confirm that • Walsh confirmed that the… … Financial and business terms
confirm — 1 *ratify Analogous words: *assent, consent, acquiesce, accede, subscribe: validate (see CONFIRM 2): sanction, *approve, endorse Contrasted words: reject, refuse, *decline 2 Confirm, corroborate, substantiate, verify, authentica … New Dictionary of Synonyms
confirm — ► VERB 1) establish the truth or correctness of. 2) state with assurance that something is true. 3) make definite or formally valid. 4) (confirm in) reinforce (someone) in (an opinion or feeling). 5) (usu. be confirmed) administer the religious… … English terms dictionary
confirm — [[t]kənfɜ͟ː(r)m[/t]] ♦♦ confirms, confirming, confirmed 1) VERB: no cont If something confirms what you believe, suspect, or fear, it shows that it is definitely true. [V that] X rays have confirmed that he has not broken any bones... [V … English dictionary
confirm — con|firm W2S2 [kənˈfə:m US ə:rm] v [T] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: confirmer, from Latin confirmare, from com ( COM ) + firmare to make firm ] 1.) to show that something is definitely true, especially by providing more proof ▪ New… … Dictionary of contemporary English
