confident
Very sure of somethingVery sure of something; positive.
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» Tom is very confident, isn't he?
Tom ist sehr selbstbewusst, nicht wahr? — wolfgangth
Том дуже самовпевнений, так? — deniko
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3 sensesVery sure of something; positive.
I'm pretty confident that she's not lying, she's acting normally.
He was confident of success.
zuversichtlich, sicher
уве́ренныйuvérennyj
впе́вненийvpévnenyj, пе́внийpévnyj
persuaded of; very sure
Self-assured, self-reliant, sure of oneself.
(derogatory, obsolete)Forward, impudent.
Examples
543 sentencesTom is very confident, isn't he?
Том дуже самовпевнений, так? — deniko
deTom ist sehr selbstbewusst, nicht wahr? — wolfgangth
I wonder if Tom is confident.
Мені цікаво, чи Том упевнений у собі. — deniko
I wonder whether Tom is confident.
Мені цікаво, чи Том упевнений у собі. — deniko
Tom needs to be more confident.
Тому потрібно бути більш упевненим. — deniko
I'm confident Tom will keep his promise.
Я впевнений, що Том дотримається своєї обіцянки. — deniko
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French confident, from Latin confidens (“confident, i.e. self-confident, in aFrom Middle French confident, from Latin confidens (“confident, i.e. self-confident, in a good or bad sense, bold, daring, audacious, impudent”), present participle of confidere (“to trust fully, confide”). See confide.
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Forms
more confident, most confident| Comparative | more confident Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most confident Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- not liable to error in judgment or action:surefootedsure-footed
- persuaded of; very sure:convincedpositive
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
19 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- B1Feelings and character — Because the lesson uses it
- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- sound very confident
- pretty confident
- look very confident
- feel pretty confident
- was very confident
- as confident as
- feel very confident
- seem very confident
- sound confident
- didn't sound confident
- quite confident
- more confident
See also
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