affirm
To agree, verify or concurTo agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.
» He affirmed the truth of her statement.
Значение
значений: 5To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.
She affirmed that she would go when I asked her.
zustimmen, bejahen, bestätigen
подтверждатьpodtverždatʹ
To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to maintain as true.
To support or encourage.
gender-affirming; trans-affirming
They did everything they could to affirm the children's self-confidence.
unterstützen
To make firm; to confirm, or ratify; especially (law) to assert or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought before an appellate court for review.
To state under a solemn promise to tell the truth which is considered legally equivalent to an oath, especially of those who have religious or other moral objections to swearing oaths; also solemnly affirm.
- to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
- say yes to
- establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
Примеры
предложений: 40He affirmed the truth of her statement.
I affirmed that he was innocent.
Я подтвердил, что он невиновен.
He affirmed that he saw the crash.
Он подтвердил, что видел аварию.
Affirming the consequent is an example of a formal logical fallacy.
Перемена мест причины и следствия – пример формальной логической ошибки.
He affirmed himself to be innocent.
Переводы
языков: 7По значениям 1
По значениям 2
Происхождение
From Middle English affermen, from Old French afermer, affermer, from Latin affirmare, adfFrom Middle English affermen, from Old French afermer, affermer, from Latin affirmare, adfirmare (“to present as fixed, aver, affirm”), from ad (“to”) + firmare (“to make firm”), from firmus (“firm”). By surface analysis, af- + firm.
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Формы
affirms, affirming, affirmed, affirmedСинонимы
синонимов: 13Антонимы
антонимов: 5Однокоренные
связанных слов: 12Уроки к слову
уроков: 3- A1Present Simple: настоящее простое время — Потому что это глагол
- A1Past Simple: правильные глаголы — Потому что у него есть форма прошедшего времени
- A2Present Perfect: введение — Потому что у него есть причастие прошедшего времени