query | If you are c________ about something, you are certain that it will happen in the way you want it to.If you are confident about something, you are certain that it will happen in the way you want it to. I am confident that everything will come out right in time. Mr Ryan is confident of success. Management is confident about the way business is progressing. I can confidently promise that this year is going to be very different. |
---|---|
word | confident |
full-definition | adjective If you are confident about something, you are certain that it will happen in the way you want it to. I am confident that everything will come out right in time. Mr Ryan is confident of success. Management is confident about the way business is progressing. I can confidently promise that this year is going to be very different. If a person or their manner is confident, they feel sure about their own abilities, qualities, or ideas . In time he became more confident and relaxed. She is a confident woman who is certain of her views. She walked confidently across the hall. If you are confident that something is true, you are sure that it is true. A confident statement is one that the speaker is sure is true. She is confident that everybody is on her side. 'Bet you I can', comes the confident reply. We can confidently say we've found a new species. |
inflections | confidentlyconfidentlyconfidently |
cefr-level | B1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b1
Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.
Next card: Confidence secret feel i told things telling lois
Previous card: Confident confidently person manner feel abilities qualities ideas
Up to card list: Oxford 5000 Word List ft. Collins (English)