query | If a person or their manner is c________, they feel sure about their own abilities, qualities, or ideas .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. |
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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
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