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Confirmed Confirm Rumours Job Losses Write They’re Coming
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BrE / kənˈfɜːm / NAmE / kənˈfɜːrm / |
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- rumours of job losses were later confirmed
- his guilty expression confirmed my suspicions.
- please write to confirm your reservation (= say that it is definite).
- has everyone confirmed (that) they’re coming?
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confirm(verb)BrE / kənˈfɜːm / NAmE / kənˈfɜːrm / - to state or show that something is definitely true or correct, especially by providing evidence
- Rumours of job losses were later confirmed
- His guilty expression confirmed my suspicions.
- Please write to confirm your reservation (= say that it is definite).
- Has everyone confirmed (that) they’re coming?
- Can you confirm what happened?
- It has been confirmed that the meeting will take place next week.
- to make somebody feel or believe something even more strongly
- The walk in the mountains confirmed his fear of heights.
- to make a position, an agreement, etc. more definite or official; to establish somebody/something firmly
- After a six-month probationary period, her position was confirmed.
- He was confirmed as captain for the rest of the season.
- I'm very happy to confirm you in your post.
- to make somebody a full member of the Christian Church
- She was baptized when she was a month old and confirmed when she was thirteen.
Extra Examples- I wanted to find a way to experimentally confirm the results.
- The plans were officially confirmed yesterday.
- These new symptoms tend to confirm my original diagnosis.
- These results were independently confirmed in a study of 48 patients.
- This latest tragedy merely confirms my view that the law must be tightened.
- Your veterinarian will suggest some tests to help confirm the diagnosis.
- Both teams played badly, which confirms the impression left by earlier games.
- Has everyone confirmed that they’re coming?
- It has been confirmed that Moore’s next fight will be against Michael Jones.
- Please write to confirm your reservation.
- Rumours of job losses were later confirmed.
- The doctor confirmed my suspicions and prescribed an antibiotic.
- The results confirm the findings of our earlier research.
Verb Forms- present simple I / you / we / they confirm
- he / she / it confirms
- past simple confirmed
- past participle confirmed
- -ing form confirming
Word Origin- Middle English: from Old French confermer, from Latin confirmare, from con- ‘together’ + firmare ‘strengthen’ (from firmus ‘firm’).
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