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Confirmed Confirm Rumours Job Losses Write They’re Coming

Word confirm
WordType (verb)
Phonetic BrE / kənˈfɜːm / NAmE / kənˈfɜːrm /
Example
  • 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 /
  1. 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.
  2. to make somebody feel or believe something even more strongly
    • The walk in the mountains confirmed his fear of heights.
  3. 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.
  4. 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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