Confirm - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |kənˈfɜːrm|  American pronunciation of the word confirm
Brit.  |kənˈfɜːm|  British pronunciation of the word confirm

verb

- establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts (syn: affirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain)
his story confirmed my doubts
- strengthen or make more firm (syn: reassert)
The witnesses confirmed the victim's account
- make more firm
- support a person for a position
The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense
- administer the rite of confirmation to
the children were confirmed in their mother's faith

Extra examples

The tests confirmed the doctors' suspicions of cancer.

The attack confirmed her worst fears about the neighborhood.

The award confirmed her status as one of the great movie actresses.

The dentist's office called to confirm your appointment for tomorrow.

We have a reservation for you for tomorrow night. Please call to confirm.

Please, confirm your message.

The President confirmed that a conference would take place.

He was confirmed in his position as chairman.

He decided to confirm his dominion by fortresses and garrisons.

Twenty boys and girls were confirmed in the Christian Church.

New evidence has confirmed the first witness's story.

To confirm my diagnosis I need to do some tests.

Research has confirmed that the risk is higher for women.

The new results confirm what most of us knew already.

The President refused to confirm the rumor.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: confirm
he/she/it: confirms
present participle: confirming
past tense: confirmed
past participle: confirmed
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