affirm
To agree, verify or concurTo agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.
» He affirmed the truth of her statement.
Значення
значень: 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
Приклади
речень: 40He affirmed the truth of her statement.
I affirmed that he was innocent.
ruЯ подтвердил, что он невиновен.
He affirmed himself to be innocent.
He affirmed that he saw the crash.
ruОн подтвердил, что видел аварию.
He affirms that he saw a dragon.
Переклади
мов: 7За значеннями 1
За значеннями 2
Походження
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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Форми
affirms, affirming, affirmed, affirmedСиноніми
синонімів: 13Антоніми
антонімів: 5Спільнокореневі
пов’язаних слів: 12Уроки до слова
уроків: 3- A1Present Simple: теперішній простий час — Бо це дієслово
- A1Past Simple: правильні дієслова — Бо у нього є форма минулого часу
- A2Present Perfect: вступ — Бо у нього є дієприкметник минулого часу