affirm
To agree, verify or concurTo agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.
» He affirmed the truth of her statement.
Meaning
5 sensesTo 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.
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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
Examples
40 sentencesHe 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.
Translations
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Origin
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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Forms
affirms, affirming, affirmed, affirmedSynonyms
13 synonymsAntonyms
5 antonymsWord family
12 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle