- feeling sure about your own ability to do things and be successful
- She was in a relaxed, confident mood.
- Beneath his confident and charming exterior, lurked a mass of insecurities.
- confident about something I was actually fairly confident about my chances.
- confident about doing something The teacher wants the children to feel confident about asking questions when they don't understand.
- confident in something He'd learned to be confident in his ability to handle anything life threw at him.
Extra ExamplesTopics Doubt, guessing and certaintyb1, Personal qualitiesb1- Going to university has made her more confident.
- He was overly confident, perhaps to the point of arrogance.
- He's becoming more confident as he gets older.
- She gradually grew more confident.
- She sauntered onto the set, looking serenely confident.
- You get young people who appear to be socially confident, but inside they are a bundle of neuroses.
- They gave a very confident performance of the piece.
- I'm very confident in our ability to maintain leadership.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
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- feeling certain that something will happen in the way that you want or expect
- confident of something The Democrats were confident of victory.
- confident of doing something The team feels confident of winning.
- confident about something We are confident about the future.
- confident (that)… I'm confident that you will get the job.
- He said he remained confident that the dispute could be resolved.
- We're pretty confident we can win the case.
- She was quietly confident that everything would go as planned.
Synonyms suresureconfident ▪ convinced ▪ certain ▪ positive ▪ clearThese words all describe somebody who knows without doubt that something is true or will happen.sure [not before noun] without any doubt that you are right, that something is true, that you will get something or that something will happen:- ‘Is that John over there?’ ‘I’m not sure.’
- Are you sure about that?
- England must win this game to be sure of qualifying.
- I’m quite confident that you’ll get the job.
- The team feels confident of winning.
- I’m convinced that she’s innocent.
- Are you absolutely certain about this?
- She was positive that he’d been there.
- ‘Are you sure?’ ‘Positive.’
- My memory isn’t really clear on that point.
- sure/confident/convinced/certain/positive/clear about something
- sure/confident/convinced/certain of something
- sure/confident/convinced/certain/positive/clear that…
- sure/certain/clear who/what/how, etc.
- to feel sure/confident/convinced/certain/positive
- quite/absolutely/completely/fairly/pretty sure/confident/convinced/certain/positive/clear
- not altogether sure/confident/convinced/certain/clear
Extra ExamplesTopics Doubt, guessing and certaintyb1- I'm quite confident that you'll get the job.
- We feel confident that these results are accurate.
- I'm fully confident of winning the title.
- I'm 95% confident of success.
- They gave a confident prediction that things would improve.
- He came out of the interview feeling quietly confident.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
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Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French confident(e), from Italian confidente, from Latin confident- ‘having full trust’, from the verb confidere, from con- (expressing intensive force) + fidere ‘trust’.
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