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1.
If something confirms what you believe, suspect, or fear, it shows that it is definitely true.
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2.
If you confirm something that has been stated or suggested, you say that it is true because you
know about it.
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3.
If you confirm an arrangement or appointment, you say that it is definite, usually in a letter or
email or on the phone.
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Conjugations of 'confirm'
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present simple: I confirm, you confirm [...]
past simple: I confirmed, you confirmed [...]
past participle: confirmed
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Examples of 'confirm' in a sentence
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Based on the currently available evidence, specific risk factors have not been confirmed.They emerged hours after the PM confirmed his role in keeping the charity afloat.They confirm other studies about why people resign.
Translations of 'confirm'
English-French
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● transitive verb: (= corroborate) [report, rumour, fear] confirmer, corroborer; [booking, reservation] confirmer; [appointment, arrangement] confirmer [...]
English-Spanish
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● transitive verb: (= prove) confirmar; (Religion) confirmar [...]
English-German
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● transitive verb: (= verify) bestätigen; (= strengthen) bestärken; one’s resolve also bekräftigen; (Eccl) konfirmieren; Roman Catholic firmen [...]
English-Italian
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● transitive verb: (gen) confermare; (strengthen, belief) rafforzare; (religion) cresimare [...]
English-Chinese
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● transitive verb: (verify: statement, report, story etc) 肯定; (: appointment, date) 确认; (bear out: suspicion, fear) 证实; (Religion) 给⋯施坚信礼 [...]
English-Portuguese
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● transitive verb: confirmar [...]
English-Hindi
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● transitive verb: पुष्टि करना [...]
English-Japanese
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● transitive verb: [no cont] 確証する [...]
English-Korean
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'confirm' in other languages
● transitive verb: [no cont] 확증하다, 확인하다 [...]
If something confirms what you believe, it shows that it is definitely true.
Romanian: a confirma
Ukrainian: підтверджувати
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